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Hudspeth County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hudspeth County is 275.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 68 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Rail grade crossing (23), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 31.3159, -105.4231.

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 Hudspeth County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths275.2143.21.92xSignificant182.4 to 396.72020-2024
All cancerNew cases842.1453.41.86xSignificant698.5 to 1,007.72019-2023

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 Hudspeth County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death9,662.69,842.6-2%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.375.3-1%years
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 deaths84.596.9-13%deaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde11.37 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.55 per million
  • Ethylene Oxide0.65 per million
  • Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
  • Rail grade crossing23
  • Gas station (mapped facility)5
  • Public airport3
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Air permit holder (minor source)1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Heliport1
  • 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. Esperanza Water Service Facility, Fort Hancock

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070597576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  2. Cornudas Plant, Salt Flat

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007203588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  3. Sierra Blanca, Sierra Blanca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009692671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  4. Dell City Muni, Dell City

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 2E5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  5. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Salt Flat

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005025141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Loma Vista Dairy, Fort Hancock

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033176168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Section 21 Padre Canyon Quarry, Fort Hancock

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110034865144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Fort Hancock Wwtp, Fort Hancock

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037517693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Hudspeth County Landfill, Sierra Blanca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041797678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. West Texas Sand Section 6 Quarry, Horizon City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070365074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Sierra Blanca Cbp Facility, Sierra Blanca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070367823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Sierra Blanca Quarry, Sierra Blanca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070368614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Dell City Landfill, Dell

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070370125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Dell City Salt Flats Dot Project, Dell City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070569062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. 2121-06-044 Cable Barrier, El Paso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070617594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Sierra Red Quarry, Sierra Blanca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070626846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Sierra Blanca Siding Extension Project, Sierra Blana

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070794972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Pipeline Quarry No 2, Horizon City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070928467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Round Top, Sierra Blanca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070937655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Desert Rock Gifford Hill Site, Van Horn

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071156795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Franklin Self Storage, El Paso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071236647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Super 2 Hwy 0374-06-022, El Paso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071323046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Tx Dot Project 0002-04-034, Ft Stockton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071426315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. 0002-04-035 Paved Shoulders, El Paso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071660513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Ih 10 Safety Rest Area Project, El Paso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071866586 (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.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Hudspeth 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 Hudspeth 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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