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Haskell County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Haskell County is 172.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 54 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Gas station (mapped facility) (5), Air permit holder (minor source) (2). 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: 33.1492, -99.7306.

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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 Haskell County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	172.9	143.2	1.21x	134.6 to 220.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	527	453.4	1.16x	451 to 613.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47	51.8	0.91x	28.8 to 75.2	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 Haskell County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,595.4	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	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	67.8	96.9	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde15.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde1.1 per million
Benzene0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Solar power plant2
Wind power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
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.

City Of Haskell Wwtp, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Stamford, Stamford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Paint Creek Power Station, Haskell
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008153023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Paint Creek Power Station, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008153023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
True Limestone Operations Pit 2, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Inertia Wind Project, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071203603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Haskell Muni, Haskell
Public airport. O.
Record ID 15F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City Of O'Brien Wwtp, O'Brien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Weinert Wwtf, Weinert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
3p Stone, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070355242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rule Tx Site, Rule
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070358949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kent Kwik 440, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
San Felipe Stone Bean Quarry, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stone Zone Quarry, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070529222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fire Truck Manufacturing Shop, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070743309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Best Tree Services Rochester Site, Rochester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070818477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Csj 0982-07-013, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bean Quarry, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071154903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pendulo Switching Station No 942 Project, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071251587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Portable Hotmix Plant 5, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071337211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Ridge, Abilene
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071376813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
3p Stone Dba Rockdale Stone, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Abl-0157-09-004, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Srm Plant 14132 Haskell, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071538748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Millers Branch 1 Solar, Haskell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071671666 (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 Haskell 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 Haskell 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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