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Stephens County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stephens County is 173.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 37 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Gas station (mapped facility) (3), Major air pollution source (2). 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: 32.735, -98.836.

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 Stephens County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.6	30.2	1.34x	27 to 59.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.6	51.8	1.31x	49.2 to 91.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173.7	143.2	1.21xSignificant	143.7 to 209	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	432.5	453.4	0.95x	382.5 to 487.9	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 Stephens County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,571.6	9,842.6	+18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	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	102.8	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde17.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Benzene1.31 per million
Acetaldehyde1.25 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wastewater plant (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.

Dynegy Midstream Services, Lp, Breckenridge
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007199174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Breckenridge Plant, Breckenridge
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033243470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Breckenridge Wwtp, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006687512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Stephens County, Breckenridge
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BKD (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Breckenridge Water Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1128071979 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
R E Dye Manufacturing, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005147304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baberackers Oryx Energy Co, Breckenridge
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008160471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Breck Airways, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033406598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baker Petrolite Breckenridge, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033526575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Possum Kingdom Raw Water Roughing Facility, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064861118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Possum Kingdom Raw Water Roughing Facility, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070067376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texrock Industries, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bridgeport Truck Manufacturing Breckenridge Div, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070364973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zb Breckenridge, Caddo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070365152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Milsap Shale Pit, Millsap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070365280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crazy Cool Iron & Metal, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingram Concrete Breckenridge Plant, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070374670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Texas Limestone, Caddo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Bwd Csj 3469-01-013, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070684928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
P F & E Oil Breckenridge, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pfe Breckenridge 2, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070687315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Breckenridge Limestone Pit, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070893702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stephens County Airport, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071158065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Bwd Csj 3469-01-014, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071437167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Levare Us - Breckenridge Facility, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511050 (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 Stephens 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 Stephens 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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