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Kimble County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kimble County is 149 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 53 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (16), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (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: 30.4859, -99.7102.

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 Kimble County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	149	143.2	1.04x	109.7 to 200.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	452.6	453.4	1x	376.9 to 540.7	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 Kimble County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,618.3	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.6	75.3	+4%	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	64	96.9	-34%	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.

Formaldehyde16.65 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.74 per million
Acetaldehyde1.11 per million
Benzene0.52 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

City Of Junction Wwtp, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $38,868.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010923625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Junction Cmp Stn, Junction
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035782276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Junction Cmp Stn, Junction
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035782276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Kimble County, Junction
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID JCT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Junction WTP
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/564397569 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Junction City Water Plant, Junction
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/693035027 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/836919150 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Pax Essential Facility, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010130848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Gipson Construction Bundy Pit, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070368624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
South Llano River State Park Headquarters, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037866805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pardco, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044903851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kimble County Airport, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070177672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cherokee Bridge And Road-Main Location And Yard, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Junction Landfill, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Molesworth Quarry, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070363588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cherokee Bridge And Road-Main Location And Yard, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070363752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Ngc Dba National Gypsum, Harper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070566879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pfluger Pit, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070794013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pax Essential, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Menard Hill Quarry, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seven Springs Ranch, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071235769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gold Bond Building Products Harper Quarry, Harper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071515071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix Junction Plant 14115, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tractor Supply Company Tsc, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071707338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ttu Wildlife Disease And Deer Research Facility, Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952202 (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 Kimble 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 Kimble 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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