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Reeves County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Reeves County is 175.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 496 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (185), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (110), Rail grade crossing (66). 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: 31.3831, -103.6485.

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 Reeves County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.7	17.9	1.77xSignificant	19.3 to 49	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	175.2	143.2	1.22xSignificant	143.4 to 211.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.2	51.8	0.99x	34.7 to 72.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	442.4	453.4	0.98x	391.6 to 497.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.4	30.2	0.94x	16.5 to 45.5	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 Reeves County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,008.2	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	79.1	59.8	+32%	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	76	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: 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.

Formaldehyde16.84 per million
Benzene6.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.68 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)185
NPDES wastewater discharge permit110
Rail grade crossing66
Major air pollution source60
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)18
TRI reporting facility15
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Battery storage plant2
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Ramsey Gas Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Cyclohexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 125,383 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WRMSYG231CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Diamond Cryo, Balmorhea
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Acetaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 119,409 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7971WDMNDCFRMI1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Comanche Plant, Pecos
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Formaldehyde, Methanol, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 79,328 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WCMNCH1939F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Arrowhead Gas Plant, Pecos
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Benzene, n-Hexane, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 75,913 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7973WRRWHDFRMGA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Pecos Bend Gas Processing Plant, Pecos
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Methanol, n-Hexane and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 75,569 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WPCSBN351RE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
East Toyah Gas Processing Plant, Pecos
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 73,269 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WSTTYH49CUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Pecos Gas Processing Plant, Pecos
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Benzene, Methanol, n-Hexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 54,350 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WPCSGS473CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Red Bluff Gas Processing Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Formaldehyde, Cyclohexane, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,709 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WRDBLFFRMIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Tiger Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 10,608 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WTGRPL31783 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Delaware Basin Gas Plant, Coyanosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzene, Toluene, Cyclohexane, n-Hexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 10,232 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7973WDLWRB122CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Falcon Gas Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Cyclohexane and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,791 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WFLCNG596US (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Markwest Hidalgo Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,532 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WMRKWS4351F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Orla Gas Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,827 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WRLGSP3579H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Delaware Basin Gas Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,018 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WDLWRB114FM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Bear Gas Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,383 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WBRGSP147CR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Peregrine Gas Plant, Orla
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzene, n-Hexane, Toluene, Cyclohexane and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,433 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7985WPRGRNFRMRL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Sun Coast Resources Llc, Pecos
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl tert-butyl ether, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,432 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7977WSNCST89SFR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Diamond Cryo, Balmorhea
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070195939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Pecos Gas Processing Plant, Pecos
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057204895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
East Toyah Gas Processing Plant, Pecos
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054184057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Ramsey Gas Plant, Orla
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063124024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Pecos Bend Gas Processing Plant, Pecos
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069525954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Comanche Plant, Pecos
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070055388 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Arrowhead Gas Plant, Coyanosa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070394006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Tiger Plant, Orla
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070819602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7

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 Reeves 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 Reeves 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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