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Grimes County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grimes County is 158 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 270 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (112), Rail grade crossing (103), Gas station (mapped facility) (18). 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: 30.5437, -95.9916.

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 Grimes County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	18.1	8.7	2.08xSignificant	12.9 to 25	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	21.7	13.9	1.56xSignificant	15.6 to 29.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.2	17.9	1.52xSignificant	20 to 36.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.3	6.6	1.41x	5.8 to 14.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.6	11.3	1.2x	9 to 19.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	11.5 to 24.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.3	18.5	1.15x	15.2 to 29.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158	143.2	1.1x	141.2 to 176.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	488.9	453.4	1.08xSignificant	457.7 to 521.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.2	51.8	1.01x	42.9 to 63.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.2	30.2	0.97x	22.3 to 37.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.3	18.7	0.87x	11.1 to 23.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.1	23.8	0.8x	13.1 to 26.8	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 Grimes County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,963.2	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	75.4	59.8	+26%	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	92	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.2	28.6	-54%	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.

Formaldehyde22.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit112
Rail grade crossing103
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Major air pollution source6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility4
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas 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.

Grant Prideco, Navasota
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,475 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7786WGRNTP9475F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Ellwood Texas Forge, Navasota
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007196676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Trinity Heads Inc. Plt 56, Navasota
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 993 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77868TRNTYHWY6S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Ellwood Texas Forge Navasota, Navasota
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 622 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77868NTRSTINTER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
H. C. Chandler & Son Inc., Plantersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 56,014 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77363HCCHNHWY10 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Nov Rolligon Anderson, Anderson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Aluminum (fume or dust), Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 496 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77830NDRSN674HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Forged Components Inc., Navasota
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 60 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77868FRGDC9533F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Gibbons Creek Steam Station, Anderson
Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008138078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
City Of Navasota Old Wwtp, Navasota
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $24,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064645567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Grant Prideco Lp, Navasota
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034078316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Gibbons Creek Steam Station, Anderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008138078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Nov Rolligon Anderson, Anderson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034458272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Trinity Inds Head Div #56, Navasota
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006526027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Gibbons Creek Steam Station, Anderson
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008138078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Iola Isd Wwtp, Iola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $36,975.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009776000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tenaska Frontier Generating Station, Shiro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028050141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grimes County Water Reclamation Wwtp, Plantersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071157991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Anderson Wwtp, Anderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009772816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tenaska Frontier Generating Station, Shiro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028050141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Bedias Wwtf, Bedias
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030771083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tenaska Frontier Generation Station, Shiro
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55062 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.9
Tdcj Wallace Pack Unit Wwtp, Navasota
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009776242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Richards Isd Wwtp, Richards
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010921805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Anderson Treating Facility, Anderson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007181753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ellwood Texas Forge, Navasota
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007196676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Grimes 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 Grimes 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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