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San Jacinto County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in San Jacinto County is 187.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2.5 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 74 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Rail grade crossing (10), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 30.6164, -95.1781.

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 San Jacinto County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	9.1	3.7	2.46xSignificant	5.2 to 14.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	9.6	4.6	2.09xSignificant	5.5 to 15.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	10	5.7	1.75x	5.7 to 16.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	87.9	51.8	1.7xSignificant	75.7 to 101.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.5	6.6	1.59xSignificant	6.9 to 15.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	10.3	6.6	1.56x	6.3 to 16.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.8	30.2	1.52xSignificant	37.4 to 56	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.5	8.7	1.32x	7.7 to 17.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	187.1	143.2	1.31xSignificant	168.5 to 207.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.9	14.5	1.3x	12.9 to 27	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.9	17.9	1.28x	16 to 31.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23	18.5	1.24x	16.3 to 31.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.9	13.9	1.14x	10.7 to 23.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.6	23.8	1.12x	20.1 to 34.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	496	453.4	1.09xSignificant	464.2 to 529.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.8	11.3	0.87x	6.2 to 15.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	14.6	18.7	0.78x	10 to 21	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 San Jacinto County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,990.7	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	52.9	59.8	-11%	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	104.1	96.9	+7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.9	28.6	-31%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde23.95 per million
Ethylene Oxide3.83 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Rail grade crossing10
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Public airport4
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Sound Resource Solutions, Shepherd
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Toluene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,933 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7737WSNDRS73173 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
City Of Shepherd, Shepherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Camp Strake Wastewater Treatment Facility, San Jacinto County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067370302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sound Resource Solutions, Shepherd
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040102288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
San Jacinto County Peaking Facility, Shepherd
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037899290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Shepherd, Shepherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,425.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070031791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
San Jacinto County Peaking Facility, Shepherd
Gas power plant.
Record ID 56603 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Cape Royale Wwtp, Coldspring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034698469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Shepherd Travel Center Wwtf, Shepherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070080347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wolf Creek Park Wwtp, Coldspring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Huntsville Compressor Station Lp, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071707762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Express Dump Truck Service Of Houston, Shepherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072075533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bluewater Cove Wwtp, San Jacinto County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009770694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Holiday Harbor Wwtp, Point Blank Division
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009775074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Oaks Landing Wwtp, San Jacinto County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009775252 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Champion Travel Plaza Wwtp, Shepherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010130964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Waterwood Mud 1 Wwtp, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010920049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tetlp - Huntsville Station, Huntsville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015666420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J & L Recycling 2, Shepherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034093601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Coldspring Wwtp, Coldspring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034411278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clw Cleveland, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070356751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cannon Materials, Willis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cleveland Asphalt Products, Shepherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Royal Brook Sections 13 And 15, Porter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070383720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cape Royale, Coldspring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070818439 (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 San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto 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.

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