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Sutton County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sutton County is 187.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 45 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (11), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11), 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: 30.4283, -100.5386.

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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 Sutton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	187.8	143.2	1.31x	135.7 to 255.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	474.6	453.4	1.05x	383.4 to 582.2	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 Sutton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,625.9	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-1%	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	89.8	96.9	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde16.18 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.71 per million
Acetaldehyde0.97 per million
Benzene0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Major air pollution source8
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility3
Heliport2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Multi-Chem Group, Sonora
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055499456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility, Sonora
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 97,201 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7695WMLTCH349PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Jacam Manufacturing 2013 Llc - Jacam Southwest Sonora, Sonora
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Methanol, Ethylbenzene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,265 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7695WJCMCH133PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Multi-Chem Group, Sonora
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055499456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Jacam Manufacturing 2013 Llc-Jacam Southwest Sonora, Sonora
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064436463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Sonora Gas Plant, Sonora
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040956686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Sonora Ii Gas Plant (Revision 1), Sonora
Major air pollution source. Penalties $9,563.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007179132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Sonora Gas Plant, Sonora
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,125,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007206683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
City Of Sonora Wwtp, Sonora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Multi-Chem Group, Sonora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055499456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sonora Compressor Station, Sonora
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007203999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sonora Compressor Station, Sonora
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007206282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lively Compressor Stn, Sonora
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033180297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wilson Compressor Station, Sonora
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037604553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Center Point 17 Compressor Station, Sonora
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037604562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Espy Compressor Station, Sonora
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038426156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rocking L, Sonora
Public airport. O.
Record ID 11T (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sonora Muni, Sonora
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SOA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040156979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jacam Southwest, Sonora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067076309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Multi-Chem Sonora Manufacturing Plant, Sonora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067117621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coastal Chemical Sonora Facility, Sonora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smith Pit, Sonora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070925626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us 277 Csj 0160-02-025, Sonoar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070926615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fairway Downs, San Angelo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071310227 (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 Sutton 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 Sutton 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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