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Hutchinson County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hutchinson County is 155.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 177 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Rail grade crossing (31), Major air pollution source (21). 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: 35.8529, -101.3545.

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 Hutchinson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.5	6.6	1.74x	6.5 to 19.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	14.9	8.7	1.71xSignificant	9 to 23.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25.3	18.5	1.37x	17 to 36.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.2	17.9	1.3x	15.4 to 33.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.6	13	1.12x	8 to 24.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.6	13.9	1.12x	9.6 to 24.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.8	14.5	1.09x	9.5 to 25	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	155.9	143.2	1.09x	134.8 to 179.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.4	23.8	1.03x	16.2 to 35.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	460.5	453.4	1.02x	422.8 to 500.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.1	51.8	0.97x	38.7 to 64	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.6	30.2	0.95x	20.3 to 39.6	2020-2024

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 Hutchinson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,452.3	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	83.7	59.8	+40%	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	117.8	96.9	+22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	37.5	28.6	+31%	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.

Formaldehyde13.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.67 per million
Acetaldehyde0.8 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Rail grade crossing31
Major air pollution source21
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Hazardous waste transporter10
TRI reporting facility10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
Large greenhouse gas emitter7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Large hazardous waste generator4
Small hazardous waste generator2
Other power plant2
Wind power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (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.

Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa - Ryton Facility, Borger
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041990646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Wrb Refining, Borger Complex, Borger
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $57,552.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042005843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Agrium U.S. Inc.Dba Borger Nitrogen Operation, Borger
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $200,563.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056955576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Nutrien Us Llc, Borger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,743,382 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79008CMNCMFMROA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.9
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa, Borger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Phenol, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene. Reports carcinogens. 7,019,295 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7900WSLVYSSPUR1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery, Borger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,393,605 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79008PHLLPSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Borger
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041008101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Borger Carbon Black Plant, Borger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Carbonyl sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 739,832 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79008SDRCHPODRA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Borger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon disulfide, Carbonyl sulfide, Hydrogen cyanide and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 336,957 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79007JMHBRHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Lp Borger Plant, Borger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, 1,3-Butadiene, Chloroethane, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 293,065 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79008PHLLP2MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Sid Richardson Carbon Co, Borger
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043804764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa - Ryton Facility, Borger
Major air pollution source. Penalties $22,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041990646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Agrium U.S. Inc.Dba Borger Nitrogen Operation, Borger
Major air pollution source. Penalties $200,563.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056955576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa - Ryton Facility, Borger
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $22,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041990646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa - Ryton Facility, Borger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041990646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Wrb Refining, Borger Complex, Borger
Major air pollution source. Penalties $57,552.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042005843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Agrium U.S. Inc.Dba Borger Nitrogen Operation, Borger
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $200,563.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056955576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Johnson Tank Farm, Borger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Benzene, Ethylbenzene, 1,3-Butadiene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,316 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79008CNCPHSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa, Borger
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069727558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Borger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041008101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa - Ryton Facility, Borger
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $22,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041990646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Wrb Refining, Borger Complex, Borger
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $57,552.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042005843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Wrb Refining, Borger Complex, Borger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $57,552.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042005843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Rock Creek Plant, Borger
Major air pollution source. Penalties $30,755.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008138336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Borger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041008101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6

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 Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson 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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