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Live Oak County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Live Oak County is 152 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 167 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (54), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Air permit holder (minor source) (17). 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: 28.4065, -98.1368.

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 Live Oak County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	35	17.9	1.96xSignificant	21.6 to 53.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37	30.2	1.23x	25.5 to 53	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.6	18.7	1.21x	14 to 35.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152	143.2	1.06x	126.1 to 182.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53	51.8	1.02x	39 to 71.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	428.9	453.4	0.95x	381.5 to 480.9	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 Live Oak County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,513.9	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	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	53.8	96.9	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde18.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.13 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing54
NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Major air pollution source13
Large hazardous waste generator5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Wastewater plant (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.

Valero Three Rivers Refinery, Three Rivers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ozone, Hydrogen cyanide, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,973,879 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78071DMNDS301LE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Diamond Shamrock Refinery - Three Rivers, Three Rivers
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $28,855.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Valero Energy Partners Three Rivers, Three Rivers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Benzene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 108,455 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7807WVLRNR31WLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility, Three Rivers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 38,983 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7807WMLTCH263HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Fci Three Rivers, Three Rivers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,474 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78071FDRLCUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Diamond Shamrock Refinery - Three Rivers, Three Rivers
Major air pollution source. Penalties $28,855.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Facility, Three Rivers
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054870289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Diamond Shamrock Refinery - Three Rivers, Three Rivers
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $28,855.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Diamond Shamrock Refinery - Three Rivers, Three Rivers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $28,855.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of George West Wwtp, George West
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $96,476.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064591981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Diamond Shamrock Refinery - Three Rivers, Three Rivers
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $28,855.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Live Oak Compressor Station, George West
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,063.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033928908 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Live Oak County Safety Rest Area Northbond Wwtp, Three Rivers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,325.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027991895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fci Three Rivers, Three Rivers
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035205220 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nueces Compressor Station, George West
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015744471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Live Oak County Safety Rest Area Wwtf, Three Rivers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027991911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Harry Schulz 1 Station, Three Rivers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031218732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hpl Resources Company Three Rivers Gas Plant, George West
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037527218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Three Rivers Plant, George West
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040884184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Area 41 Cgp Facility, Whitsett
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044318404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Area 31 Cgp Facility, Three Rivers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054890980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Area 33 Cgp Facility, Three Rivers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054890999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Live Oak Central Facility, Three Rivers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061079988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Whitsett Massengale Facility, Whitsett
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064845075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Area 51 Cgp Facility, Three Rivers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064846751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak 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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