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Fayette County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fayette County is 143.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 304 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (137), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (94), Gas station (mapped facility) (24). 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: 29.886, -96.921.

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 Fayette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.4	5.7	1.65x	5.2 to 15.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.6	11.3	1.2x	9.2 to 19.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.2	14.5	1.19x	11.2 to 25.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.6	13.9	1.12x	10.8 to 22.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31	30.2	1.03x	23.9 to 40.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	143.3	143.2	1x	127.1 to 161.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	430.5	453.4	0.95x	400.2 to 462.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.4	18.5	0.94x	12.1 to 24.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.8	17.9	0.94x	11.7 to 24	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.4	23.8	0.9x	14.5 to 30.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.6	8.7	0.87x	4.5 to 12.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.1	51.8	0.85x	35.7 to 54.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	12	18.7	0.64x	8.1 to 17.9	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 Fayette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,257.4	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	67.8	59.8	+13%	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	93.8	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.3	28.6	-53%	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.

Formaldehyde20.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.54 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing137
NPDES wastewater discharge permit94
Gas station (mapped facility)24
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Public airport8
Major air pollution source7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Coal power plant1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Lcra Fayette Power Project, La Grange
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,603,017 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78945LCRFY6549P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Fayette Power Project, La Grange
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6179 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.6
Giddings Plant, Winchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $9,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007196051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Giddings Plant, Winchester
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $9,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007196051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Sam Seymour Fayette Power Project, La Grange
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
The La Grange Plant, La Grange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $137,805.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070552986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Flatonia, Flatonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009745883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Winchester Power Park, Winchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $9,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035090843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dairy Farmers Of America, Schulenburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
La Grange Gas Plant, La Grange
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071428553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sam Seymour Fayette Power Project, La Grange
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Energy Transfer Co La Grange Gas Processing Plant, La Grange
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000727875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Duke Energy Field Services, L.P., La Grange
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002371852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Union Pacific Resources Company, Warda
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007204685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Winchester Power Park, Winchester
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $9,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035090843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Center Union Gas Compression Station, Winchester
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037899263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Burton, Burton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006686988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
City Of Schulenburg-Plant 3 - Us 77 / I-10, Schulenburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Winchester Power Park, Winchester
Gas power plant.
Record ID 56674 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.2
Sam Seymour Fayette Power Project, La Grange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Round Top Wwtp, Round Top
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063222445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
La Grange Gas Plant, La Grange
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol.
TRI facility ID 7894WLGRNG737NU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Dairy Farmers Of America Inc. Schulenburg, Schulenburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 78956MDMRC801JA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Wegenhoft Sand And Gravel Plant, La Grange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,636.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070183436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sam Seymour Fayette Power Project, La Grange
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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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