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Gillespie County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gillespie County is 130 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 133 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (89), Public airport (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 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: 30.3922, -98.9466.

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 Gillespie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	22.4	14.5	1.54xSignificant	16 to 30.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.3	5.7	1.46x	4.9 to 13.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.5	18.5	1.22x	16.1 to 31	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.3	17.9	1.19x	14.9 to 29.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.4	13	1.11x	9 to 22.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	2.8 to 8.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	456.7	453.4	1.01x	426.3 to 489	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.1	6.6	0.92x	3.4 to 10.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17	18.7	0.91x	12.8 to 23	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130	143.2	0.91x	116 to 145.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	9.8	11.3	0.87x	6.6 to 14.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.8	13.9	0.85x	8.1 to 17.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.9	23.8	0.79x	12.5 to 27.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	30.3	51.8	0.58x	24.1 to 38.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	17.5	30.2	0.58x	13.1 to 23.6	2020-2024

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 Gillespie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,604.4	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.7	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	63.8	59.8	+7%	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	79.7	96.9	-18%	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.

Formaldehyde17.16 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.75 per million
Acetaldehyde1.13 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit89
Public airport19
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
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 Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000503615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
James Avery Craftsman - Fredericksburg Facility, Fredericksburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005153804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Fredericksburg Landfill, Fredericksburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034278617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Fredericksburg Landfill, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034278617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
James Avery Craftsman Inc./Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Silver.
TRI facility ID 78624JMSVR108IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Hoffmann Const, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,522.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070365703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Taylor Pit, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $108,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070368886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ramirez Stone Oso2 Pit, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070687704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
The Canyons Subdivision, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071067168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ramirez Stone Oso2 Pit, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071906095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ingram Readymix Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064629549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Gillespie County, Fredericksburg
Public airport. O.
Record ID T82 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Georgia-Pacific Fredricksburg Quarry Facility, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005133998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
James Avery Craftsman - Fredericksburg Facility, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005153804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Immel Feedyard, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020846922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gillespie County Airport, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033753212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eckert To Nebo T-126 Transmission Line Overhaul, Willow City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034221018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cold Spring Granite Radiant Red Quarry, Marble Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034294564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Villages Of Windcrest, Fredricksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070110180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Woodrose Winery, Stonewall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070358587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fredericksburg Metal Recycling, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070359469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Williams Creek 3 Frs Rehab, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070359773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rancho Ponte Vineyard, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070363383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Preserve Chula Vista Ranch, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070364005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gillespie County Airport, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070364107 (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 Gillespie 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 Gillespie 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.

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