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Uvalde County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Uvalde County is 170.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 136 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Rail grade crossing (39), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 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: 29.3933, -99.7623.

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 Uvalde County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	28.2	8.7	3.24xSignificant	20.2 to 38.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	16.4	6.6	2.48xSignificant	10.6 to 24.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	35.7	17.9	1.99xSignificant	26 to 47.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	10.9	6.6	1.65x	6.1 to 18	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	170.7	143.2	1.19xSignificant	150.2 to 193.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.5	14.5	1.14x	10.2 to 25.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.6	18.5	1.11x	13.7 to 29.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485.6	453.4	1.07x	449 to 524.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.4	11.3	1.01x	6.7 to 18.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	7.5 to 20.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.4	30.2	0.91x	19.6 to 37.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	43.8	51.8	0.85x	33.8 to 56	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.8	18.7	0.79x	9.3 to 22.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	10.6	23.8	0.45x	6 to 17.6	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 Uvalde County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,124	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	138.5	59.8	+132%	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	93.1	96.9	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde17.94 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.17 per million
Benzene0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Rail grade crossing39
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Public airport10
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

City Of Sabinal Wwtp, Sabinal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024465005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
G13lt Cdp, Catarina
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064844361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Uvalde National Fish Hatchery, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030452310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
City Of Uvalde Wwtp, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064609598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Garner Fld, Uvalde
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID UVA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/822272599 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
United Parcel Service Uvalde, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005113224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cecil Adkisson Mts, Uvalde
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005140515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Asgrow Seed Company, Uvalde
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008150366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Sabinal Wwtp, Sabinal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013737288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Driskill Feed Yard, Sabinal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022280609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mosing Feedlot, Sabinal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024413053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chaparral Feeders, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024413099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hacienda Salvage And Metal, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033891732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chapman Plant, Sabinal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034353072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Uvalde Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034654318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vulcan Construction Materials Uvalde Oeration, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034844818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pico Bulk Plant Uvalde, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034852210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uvalde Truck Terminal, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037867779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uvalde Memorial Hospital - Rural Health Clinic Rhc, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070158144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jaehne Site, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070357107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uvalde Proving Grounds, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070358996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uvalde Concrete Knippa Plant, Knippa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070363290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Black Spur Quarry, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070367267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ball Pit, Uvalde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370096 (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 Uvalde 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 Uvalde 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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