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Val Verde County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Val Verde County is 146 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.7 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 137 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45), Rail grade crossing (37), 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: 29.7634, -101.0493.

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 Val Verde County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	24.3	8.7	2.79xSignificant	18.5 to 31.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	9.3	3.4	2.74xSignificant	5.9 to 14	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	14	6.6	2.12xSignificant	9.8 to 19.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	34.7	17.9	1.94xSignificant	27.5 to 43.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	11.2	6.6	1.7xSignificant	7.4 to 16.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16	14.5	1.1x	11.3 to 21.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.9	13	1.07x	9.4 to 19.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146	143.2	1.02x	131.3 to 161.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	420.8	453.4	0.93x	395.2 to 447.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.7	18.5	0.85x	11 to 21.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	6.1 to 14.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.7	30.2	0.72x	16.4 to 28.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	9.8	13.9	0.71x	6.3 to 14.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	34.8	51.8	0.67x	27.9 to 42.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	11.9	18.7	0.64x	8 to 17	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 Val Verde County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,199.2	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	28.2	59.8	-53%	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	56.1	96.9	-42%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.7	28.6	-66%	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.

Formaldehyde18.16 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
Acetaldehyde1.06 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
Rail grade crossing37
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Public airport12
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Commercial airport2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Us Cbp Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Training Facility Tx1156, Del Rio
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 16,364 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78840SCPDL97SPU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
U.S. Dod, Usaf, Laughlin Afb, Laughlin Afb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 10,903 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78843LGHLN561LI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Laughlin Air Force Base, Laughlin Afb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064117726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Us Cbp Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Training Facility Tx1156, Del Rio
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069534463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Del Rio Intl, Del Rio
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID DRT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Comstock Border Patrol Station Tx11492, Comstock
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7883WCMSTC27685 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Comstock Border Patrol Station Tx11492, Comstock
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070070893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Laughlin Air Force Base, Laughlin Afb
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064117726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
San Antonio Shoe Val Verde County, Del Rio
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Juno Compressor Station, Del Rio
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007182440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Del Rio Municipal Landfill, Del Rio
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034169628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Will O Mills Plant, Pandale
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044953930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Del Rio Municipal Landfill, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034169628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Silver Lake Wwtp, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039870583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
San Felipe Wwtp, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064646771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Home Depot Store 6832, Del Rio
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $285,363.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031375713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Laughlin Air Force Base, Laughlin Afb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064117726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Remtex Mfg Inc, Del Rio
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005110717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingram Readymix Del Rio, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006664485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
90 West Contractors, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033543949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kelly Pit, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033828277 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Del Rio International Airport - Taxiway Relocation, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034274167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Del Rio News Herald, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034332782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pico Bulk Plant Del Rio, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034814967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ups Del Rio, Del Rio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035284091 (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 Val Verde 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 Val Verde 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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