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Kenedy County, Texas: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Kenedy County. Federal databases place 45 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (22), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13), Wind power plant (5). 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: 26.9297, -97.7185.

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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Texas state cancer registry.

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 Kenedy County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
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 deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde15.65 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.97 per million
  • Benzene0.4 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing22
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
  • Wind power plant5
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Air permit holder (minor source)1
  • Public airport1

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. Sarita Compressor Station, Sarita

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010498229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  2. Rita Compressor Station, Sarita

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031507064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  3. Exxon Mobil Calandria Compressor Station, Hawkins

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110034337082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  4. Kenedy County Rest Area, Sarita

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033719073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  5. Gonzales County Cr 431422423284436192, Waelder

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071203491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Penascal Road Improvements 2022, Sarita

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071311387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Penescal, Sarita

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071375903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Texas Department Of Transportation, Norias

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071669418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Texas Department Of Transportation, Norias

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071864438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Texas Department Of Transportation, Norias

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071865460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Foremost Paving Inc Job 25-1006 Kenedy Us 77 Segment 2a, Norias

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071942611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Foremost Paving Inc Job 25-1005 Kenedy Us 77 Segment 2b, Norias

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071944643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Texas Department Of Transportation, Armstrong

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071954124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Ett - Ajo To Reforzar 345kv Transmission Line Cons, Sarita

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071954306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Foremost Paving Inc Job 26-1002 Kenedy Us-77 Seg 2c, Armstrong

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072074052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Aep - Ajo To Reforzar 345kv Transmission Line Cons, Sar

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072075059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Private, Raymondville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 176287P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  18. Private Garcia Ranch, Armstrong

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 412022N (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  19. Private, Raymondville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 412023V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  20. Private, Raymondville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 412024C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  21. Private, Raymondville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 412025J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  22. Private, Armstrong

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 412027X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  23. Armstrong Avenue, Sarita

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 427668Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  24. La Parra Avenue, Sarita

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 427669F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  25. Private Sarita Pens, Sarita

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 427670A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

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 Kenedy 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 Kenedy 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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