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Roberts County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 21 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (9), Major air pollution source (5), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (3). 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: 35.8755, -100.8134.

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 Roberts County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	438.5	453.4	0.97x	292 to 648.7	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 Roberts County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	n/a	9,842.6	n/a	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde13.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.69 per million
Acetaldehyde0.8 per million
Benzene0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing9
Major air pollution source5
NPDES wastewater discharge permit3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2

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 Miami Wwtp, Miami
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006683598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mendota Compressor Station, Miami
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007179070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Reed Compressor Station, Spearman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007203971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Natural Gas Pipeline, Perryton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007206013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hodges Booster Station, Miami
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033181223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Red Deer Gas Plant, Miami
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034400351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Miami-Roberts County, Miami
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3E0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Miami Sand Pit, Miami
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Meitner Wind, Miami
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072248119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014526R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014527X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014528E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014529L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Fm0282 / North Main Street, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014531M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014533B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014534H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014536W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Rr Use Only, Miami
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 967180X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Warren Petroleum Company, Miami
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007198914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Crescendo Resources L.P., Miami
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007203622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Mesa Vista Ranch, Pampa
Public airport. O.
Record ID TX13 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5

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 Roberts 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 Roberts 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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