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McCulloch County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McCulloch County is 177.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 112 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44), Rail grade crossing (32), Large hazardous waste generator (16). 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: 31.1825, -99.3468.

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 McCulloch County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	48.1	17.9	2.69xSignificant	30.1 to 73.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.6	18.5	1.33x	13.8 to 42.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177.3	143.2	1.24xSignificant	145 to 215.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.2	51.8	1.14x	41.2 to 83.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	517.9	453.4	1.14xSignificant	457.2 to 585.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.2	30.2	1x	18.5 to 48.5	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 McCulloch County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,691.1	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.1	75.3	-6%	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	105.6	96.9	+9%	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.

Formaldehyde16.79 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.76 per million
Acetaldehyde1.17 per million
Benzene0.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Rail grade crossing32
Large hazardous waste generator16
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Brady Wwtp, Brady
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064609632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Unimin Texas Voca Plant, Voca
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034752621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Voca Operations, Voca
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070366907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Voca West, Voca
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070520625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Morgan Military Aviation Museum, Brady
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963685 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Unimin Texas Voca Plant, Voca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034752621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Garden Banks Block 426 - Tlp, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069639010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Canyon Block 782 - Mad Dog, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069639038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mississippi Canyon Block 778 - Thunder Horse, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069639047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mississippi Canyon Block 474 - Nakita, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069639074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Canyon Block 787 - Atlantis, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069639083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Garden Banks Block 128, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069639092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Voca Operations, Voca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070366907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Canyon Block 608 - Marco Polo, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Canyon Block 680 - Constitution, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Canyon Block 860 - Heidelberg, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Keathley Canyon Block 875 - Lucius, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Canyon Block 562 - #6 Diamond Blackhornet, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Canyon Block 859 - #5 Rowan Resolute, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mississippi Canyon 127 - Ss0004 Rowan Resolute, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Kethley Canyon Block 875 - #4 Rowan Resolute, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mississippi Canyon 127 - #5 Rowan Resolute, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mississippi Canyon Block 127 - Horn Mountain, Offshore
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070458806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Voca West, Voca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070520625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Curtis Fld, Brady
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BBD (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 McCulloch 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 McCulloch 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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