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Reagan County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Reagan County is 151.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 94 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (22), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Major air pollution source (14). 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: 31.4189, -101.5226.

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 Reagan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	151.2	143.2	1.06x	96.8 to 225.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	410.4	453.4	0.91x	318.9 to 520.3	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 Reagan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,046.2	9,842.6	-18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	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	117.9	96.9	+22%	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 Tetrachloride2.68 per million
Benzene1.23 per million
Acetaldehyde0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing22
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Major air pollution source14
Small hazardous waste generator13
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Gateway Gas Plant, Garden City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Benzene, n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 264,004 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7973WGTWYG261TX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Big Lake Plant, Big Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 9,829 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7693WBGLKP1775C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Big Lake Plant, Big Lake
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,125,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007180790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Gateway/Heim Gas Plant, Garden City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070819610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Big Lake Plant, Big Lake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070055356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Rocker B Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source. Penalties $7,501.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062444939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Stiles Gas Plant, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001556352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Boyd Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015743695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
2600 Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041323920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Big Lake Plant, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070055356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ch Sugg Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070159248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cox Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070183793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
La Promesa Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070183919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Charlie Brown Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070195971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rankin Compressor Station, Rankin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070836713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Irion Compressor Station Cs Irn, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071894232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alpha Compressor Station Cs Alf, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071909936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
North Creek Compressor Station, Big Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072129208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Big Lake Wwtp, Big Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Big Lake Plant, Big Lake
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070055356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cox Compressor Station, Big Lake
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070183793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Turner 1201 #5*, Big Lake
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $459,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062814110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Reagan County, Big Lake
Public airport. O.
Record ID E41 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sun Oil Co Edwards Plagens Jr, Reagan County
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008138602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sun Oil Co D L Haralson, Reagan County
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008138657 (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 Reagan 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 Reagan 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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