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Falls County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Falls County is 148.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 119 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (67), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34), Public airport (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 31.2563, -96.9411.

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 Falls County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.6	17.9	1.6xSignificant	19.3 to 41.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.9	51.8	1.21x	49.5 to 79.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.4	11.3	1.1x	7.1 to 20.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	8.3 to 24	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.8	143.2	1.04x	127.9 to 172.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	469.1	453.4	1.03x	429.5 to 511.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.4	30.2	0.97x	20.7 to 41	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14	14.5	0.97x	7.9 to 23.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.5	18.7	0.83x	9.4 to 24.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.7	23.8	0.66x	9.3 to 25.3	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 Falls County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,249.5	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	125.5	59.8	+110%	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	77.7	96.9	-20%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.45 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.62 per million
Benzidine1.19 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing67
NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Public airport6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

City Of Marlin, Marlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $160,716.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002371941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Shrieve Chemical Services, Marlin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067109667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Shrieve Chemical Services, Marlin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Dazomet, Maleic anhydride and 2 more. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7666WSHRVC211IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
City Of Rosebud Wwtp, Rosebud
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $42,951.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Chilton Water Supply & Sewer Service Wwtp, Chilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,137.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010923199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lott Wwtp, Lott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Insulfoam Llc, Marlin, Tx
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028259783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Halbert Hospital, Rosebud
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038758680 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Marlin Wwtp, Falls County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Marlin, Marlin
Public airport. O.
Record ID T15 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Blevins Solar, Blevins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071656943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Trubees Auto Service, Rosebud
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005114296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marlin Wwtp, Marlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008996792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westphalia Wastewater Works Wwtp, Lott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012687011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cefco 2, Rosebud
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034245859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Marlin Wwtp, Marlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041747946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shrieve Chemical Services, Marlin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067109667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shrieve Chemical Services, Marlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067109667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wac 075-20-4024, Durango
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070195632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Buckingham Estates, Waco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070355496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ih-35 Widening Project, Eddy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070365140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Young Sand & Gravel Pit, Marlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070368281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mitchell Pit, Marlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Willow Grove Residential Subdivision, Waco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koenig Pit, Marlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070375975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Falls 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 Falls 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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