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Montague County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montague County is 158.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 110 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (56), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Major air pollution source (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 33.7129, -97.7319.

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 Montague County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.3	30.2	1.33xSignificant	31.3 to 51.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.2	17.9	1.24x	15 to 32	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.2	51.8	1.2x	50.8 to 75.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	15.3 to 31.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	506.8	453.4	1.12xSignificant	469.6 to 546.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.4	13	1.11x	7.8 to 24.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.3	143.2	1.11x	139.5 to 179.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.6	14.5	1.08x	10.3 to 23.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.9	23.8	1x	16.1 to 34.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.7	11.3	0.95x	6.4 to 17.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.2	18.5	0.88x	10.4 to 24.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.4	13.9	0.75x	6.1 to 17.1	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 Montague County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,686.6	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.7	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	69.9	59.8	+17%	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	122	96.9	+26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.4	28.6	-15%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.45 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing56
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Major air pollution source6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Pecan Pipeline Co Kripple Kreek Gas Plant, Bowie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Methanol, n-Hexane, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 43,000 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7623WKRPPL1988B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Kripple Kreek Gas Plant, Bowie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037901134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
New Harp Compressor Station, Forestburg
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,563.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054882908 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mansfield Compressor Stn, Bowie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007197906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Saint Jo Wwtp, Saint Jo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016691864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bowie Station, Bowie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034869104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kripple Kreek Gas Plant, Bowie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037901134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sandy Oaks Compressor Station, Forestburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055602129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Bowie Wwtp, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064646352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cottonwood Compressor Station, Sunset
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070180587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kripple Kreek Gas Plant, Bowie
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037901134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Nocona South Wwtp, Nocona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bowie Muni, Bowie
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0F2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/564876043 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City Of Nocona West Wwtp, Nocona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009746212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ogle Cattle, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020144173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowie Municipal Airport, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033395617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Running N Ranch Industrial Complex, Saint Jo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034722067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowie Cbp Facility Sn 3258, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070263864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rays Used Equipment, Nocona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070364235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Browne Auto Salvage, Sunset
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Phillips Auto Salvage, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wl Plastics, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Windermere Wwtp, Pflugerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070519245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wfs Csj 1767-03-018 Stp 1902041hes Etc, Bowie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070598774 (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 Montague 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 Montague 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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