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Edwards County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Edwards County is 218.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 21 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Public airport (11), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (5), Major air pollution source (2). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 29.9721, -100.3476.

How this county ranks in Texas

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Edwards County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	218.5	143.2	1.53x	134.6 to 343.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	593.5	453.4	1.31x	440.8 to 786.5	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Edwards County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,166.3	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	n/a	96.9	n/a	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.56 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.72 per million
Acetaldehyde1.04 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

21 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Public airport11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Dp 6 Compressor Station, Rocksprings
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034207506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oakridge Compressor Station, Rocksprings
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034791839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Edwards County, Rocksprings
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ECU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City Of Rocksprings Wwtp, Rocksprings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009773940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Rocksprings Wwtp, Rocksprings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070230359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grooms Quarry, Rocksprings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070371805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Highways 335 Fiber Optic Cable Extension, Vance
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070393266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Orchard Grove Apartments Phase Ii, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G & L Tire & Lube, Rocksprings
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/12921818805 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Shell
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/12921818818 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
J R Ranch, Briggs
Public airport. O.
Record ID 15TA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Pinon Ranch, Brackettville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1XS8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Mafrige Ranch Inc, Carta Valley
Public airport. O.
Record ID 2TA9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Four Square Ranch, Rocksprings
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3TA0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Kevin Lee Berry Fld, Rocksprings
Public airport. O.
Record ID 48TS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Bar C Ranch, Del Rio
Public airport. O.
Record ID 54XS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Kubik Ranch, Rocksprings
Public airport. O.
Record ID 58XA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Martin Ranch, Carta Valley
Public airport. O.
Record ID 65TS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Canyon Ranch, Sonora
Public airport. O.
Record ID TE37 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Agua Nada Ranch, Rocksprings
Public airport. O.
Record ID TT87 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5
Cedar Creek Ranch, Barksdale
Public airport. O.
Record ID TT94 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Edwards County

Texas state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Edwards County, and their findings.
Texas vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Texas health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Texas environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Texas drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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