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Goliad County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Goliad County is 133.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 40 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Rail grade crossing (8), Major air pollution source (3). 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: 28.657, -97.4679.

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 Goliad County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	33.7	17.9	1.88xSignificant	20.3 to 54.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.5	30.2	1.01x	18.8 to 49.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	133.9	143.2	0.94x	106.5 to 167.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.8	51.8	0.9x	31.9 to 68.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	398.3	453.4	0.88x	347.2 to 456.1	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 Goliad County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,031.6	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.8	75.3	+3%	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	78	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.

Formaldehyde19.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.45 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Rail grade crossing8
Major air pollution source3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Coal power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Coleto Creek Power Station, Fannin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,276,621 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77960CLTCRFMRD2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Goliad Gas Plant, Goliad
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Benzene, Toluene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 73,040 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7796WGLDGSWAIRB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Coleto Creek Power Station, Fannin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032992153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Coleto Creek, Fannin
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6178 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.7
Goliad Gas Plant, Goliad
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071424632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Pumpelly Oil Acquisitions Llc (Legacy Fuel), Victoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Toluene, Ethylene glycol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7790WPMPLL1222U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Coleto Creek Power Station, Fannin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032992153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Charco Compressor Station, Goliad
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001870770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Goliad Gas Plant, Berclair
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064844977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Goliad, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006687521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Coleto Creek Power Station, Fannin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032992153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Alamo Concrete Products Plant 81, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006802068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Lantana Ridge, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012294141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Victoria Coleto Creek Lake Koa Wwtp, Goliad County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054120036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sarco 6 Inch Pipeline Removal, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070155913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cc Forbes - Goliad Swd Facility, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070357471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texan Convenience Store, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070569760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Goliad, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070627848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tetlp - Transition Station, Goliad
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071192965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coned Peregrine Substation Access Road, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071347423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Viola Channel Hdd Project, Corpus Christi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071358922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ray Ranch Solar, Berclair
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Basil 138kv Station Project, Berclair
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071657867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Goliad Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071709087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Goliad Isd Middle School, Goliad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071815371 (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 Goliad 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 Goliad 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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