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Garza County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Garza County is 185.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 57 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Rail grade crossing (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 33.1997, -101.298.

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 Garza County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	185.6	143.2	1.3x	136.2 to 247.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	431.6	453.4	0.95x	355.5 to 519.4	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 Garza County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,497.9	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.5	75.3	-2%	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	57.8	96.9	-40%	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.

Formaldehyde14.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.7 per million
Benzene1.8 per million
Acetaldehyde0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Rail grade crossing15
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Post-Garza County Muni, Post
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5F1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Family Cleaners, Post
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/721575702 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mission Petroleum Carriers Terminal, Post
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034205152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mission Petroleum Carriers Terminal, Post
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070371907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Trails, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070383319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Ridge Addition, Justiceburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070387116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oak Canyon Estates Addition, Snyder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070388558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Post Plant 1, Post
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070561017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Ridge Addition, Justiceburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Delta Process Management Envirotech Chemical Services, Levelland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Ridge Development, Justiceburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070695925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Ridge, Justiceburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070817841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Windsor Preston Manor, Wolfforth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
69 North Ridge Drive, Justiceburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070869009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cefco Store 2081, Post
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070893341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Ridge Addition, Justiceburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070940993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stonebrook, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071235693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Legacy Park Lots 1-20, New Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071237943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Falcons Nest Tracts A & B, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071339003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dc Caliche Vaughn Pit, Tahoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071358572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
County Line Estates, New Homes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071403934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Post Landfill, Post
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071445002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
La Colonia, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071445061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lbb Csj 0949-02-011, Kalgary
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cameron Price, Justiceburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071514878 (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 Garza 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 Garza 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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