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Mitchell County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Mitchell County is 155.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 65 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Rail grade crossing (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 32.3003, -100.9211.

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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 Mitchell County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.8	30.2	1.19x	21.1 to 57.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	155.9	143.2	1.09x	122.7 to 195.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.9	51.8	1.02x	34.7 to 77.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	433.5	453.4	0.96x	376.3 to 497.2	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 Mitchell County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,322	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	75.3	-3%	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	74.6	96.9	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde15.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.73 per million
Benzene1.04 per million
Acetaldehyde1.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Rail grade crossing17
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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 Colorado City Wwtp, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071295708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Morgan Creek Steam Electric Station, Colorado City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7951WMRGNC3177S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Morgan Creek Steam Electric Station, Colorado City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025238776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
City Of Loraine, Loraine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009774752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Morgan Creek Steam Electric Station, Colorado City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025238776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Westbrook Unit Satellite 52, Westbrook
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035003894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Morgan Creek, Colorado City
Gas power plant.
Record ID 3492 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.4
Morgan Creek Steam Electric Station, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025238776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Col-Tex Refinery, Colorado City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031303462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Colorado City, Colorado City
Public airport. O.
Record ID T88 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Barber Lake Data Center Project, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072001095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mitchell County Hosp. Dist., Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017692601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colorado City Municipal Waste Landfill, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034311091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colorado City Municipal Airport, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034341193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcmullen Pit, Loraine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070187987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colorado City Wwtp, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Loraine Iii Wind Project, Loraine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070374716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Loraine Quarry Products, Loraine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mitchell County Hospital Sn & Pt, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070883496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Srm Plant 14126 Colorado City, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ranger Camp Switch, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071661083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Photon Solar Farm, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071821633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cattleman Switch And Line Work, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071822821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ranger Camp Retermination, Colorado City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ranger Camp - Prong Moss 345kv Line Rebuild, Westbrook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071880644 (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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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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