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Parmer County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Parmer County is 147 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 115 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (56), Rail grade crossing (35), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (6). 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: 34.5281, -102.7843.

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 Parmer County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	147	143.2	1.03x	116.4 to 183.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	376.8	453.4	0.83x	325.9 to 433.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.1	51.8	0.64x	19.8 to 52.5	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 Parmer County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,397.2	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	84.6	59.8	+42%	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	92.9	96.9	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde12.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.59 per million
Acetaldehyde0.88 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit56
Rail grade crossing35
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Friona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid. 318,031 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79035XCLCRBOX57 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Friona Plant, Friona
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $313,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056965618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Friona Plant, Friona
Major air pollution source. Penalties $313,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056965618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hi-Pro Feeds Inc., Friona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000599978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cargill Sweet Bran Bovina, Bovina
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070081668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Friona Plant, Friona
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $313,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056965618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Winkles Trucking, Friona
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008163290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cargill Sweet Bran Feed Manufacturing Facility - Bovina, Bovina
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Selenium, Manganese.
TRI facility ID 7900WCRGLL76USH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Hi-Pro Feeds Friona, Friona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 79035HPRFDEASTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Tate And Rhodes, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harry A Dewit High Plains Dairy, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020147456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Newtex Feedyard, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020547979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Friona Feedyard, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020571914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bovina Feeders, Farwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020846977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cattle Town Feeders, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021020429 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sd Farms, Bovina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022468916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
El Cid Cattle Feedlot, Farwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024413197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tate & Rhodes - Twin Sisters, Lazbuddie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025339042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Del Rio Dairy, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027364867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Optima Dairy Texas, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027859887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
145 Ranch, Farwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027989407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wells Dairy, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028270742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Frank Cody Dairy, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028270788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haakma Dairy, Farwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028270957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bovina Dairy, Farwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028271000 (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 Parmer 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 Parmer 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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