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Glasscock County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 80 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32), Major air pollution source (11), Air permit holder (minor source) (8). 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: 31.8678, -101.5208.

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 Glasscock County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases390.6453.40.86x253.1 to 579.12019-2023

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 Glasscock County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde15.72 per million
  • Benzene3.25 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.68 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
  • Major air pollution source11
  • Air permit holder (minor source)8
  • Small hazardous waste generator6
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Public airport4
  • Wind power plant4
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Scrapyard (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.

  1. Rebel Gas Plant, Garden City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 47,273 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7973WRBLGS13788 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  2. St. Lawrence Gas Plant, Garden City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 23,049 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7973WSTLWR817ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  3. Deadwood Cryo Plant, Garden City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,227 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7973WDDWDCFRMHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3

  4. Bearkat Cryogenic Plant, Garden City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,872 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7973WBRKTCFRMTB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7

  5. St. Lawrence Gas Plant, Garden City

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,125,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070827861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  6. Rebel Gas Plant, Garden City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060274741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  7. Trident Gas Plant, Garden City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070863624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.6

  8. Rawhide Gas Plant, Big Spring

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071424631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  9. Deadwood Cryo Plant, Garden City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054882178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.4

  10. Bearkat Cryogenic Plant, Garden City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064847439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  11. St. Lawrence Gas Plant, Garden City

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,125,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070827861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  12. South Blalock Booster, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007177688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  13. Garden City Compressor St, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007206638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  14. Deadwood Cryo Plant, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054882178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  15. Rawhide Gas Plant, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110061071566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. Rebel Gas Plant, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064847082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. West Howard Glasscock Unit A Battery, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064847091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Bearkat Cryogenic Plant, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064847439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Taylor Compressor Station Cs Ty, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070190744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  20. Berry Central Tank Battery, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070191845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  21. St. Lawrence Gas Plant, Garden City

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $3,125,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070827861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  22. Cole Ranch Compressor Station, Garden City

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070887347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Sun Oil Co M B Hutchison, Glasscock County

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008138504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Sun Oil Co W A Hutchison A, Glasscock County

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008138513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Sun Oil Co G T Hall, Glasscock County

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008138773 (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 Glasscock 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 Glasscock 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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