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Sherman County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 91 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (41), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (33), Major air pollution source (8). 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: 36.2826, -101.8933.

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 Sherman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	342.9	453.4	0.76x	255.3 to 451.2	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 Sherman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,588.4	9,842.6	-33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.7	75.3	+3%	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	67.9	96.9	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde12.09 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.64 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing41
NPDES wastewater discharge permit33
Major air pollution source8
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Wind power plant2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Wiginton Booster Station, Stratford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007181780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hudson Compressor Station, Sunray
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007202954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Burnett Compressor Station, Sunray
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007203935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tex Booster Station, Stratford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013886447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Asher Sunray Fee Plant, Sunray
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033181615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hudson Booster, Stratford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035782356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nelson Booster Station, Stratford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043577929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Riverview Power Plant, Borger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054880232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Stratford Fld, Stratford
Public airport. O.
Record ID H70 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Morris Stock Farm, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bgf 8 9 & Nursery 8, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020549619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stratford Feedyard, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024412009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Miller Dairy, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025187287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sparky Farm, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028290702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Taylor B, Gruver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028290784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Finishers 19-21, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034051772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coldwater Dairy East, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034220322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dettles Coldwater Creek Cattle, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034350663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sparky Farm, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034976523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westway Feed Products Stratford, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035003714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vall Swine Feedlot, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035109272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vc Swine Finisher 9-11, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043477680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farms 22-25, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043477706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Finishers 31-34, Stratford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043477840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farms 15-18, Texhoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043477859 (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 Sherman 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 Sherman 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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