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Augusta County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Augusta County is 147.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Esophagus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 562 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (261), Rail grade crossing (113), Air permit holder (minor source) (79). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 38.1798, -79.3065.

How this county ranks in Virginia

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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 Augusta County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.4	2	1.7xSignificant	2.1 to 5.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.8	3.7	1.57xSignificant	4 to 8.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.9	4.6	1.28x	4.1 to 8.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8	6.6	1.21x	6 to 10.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.3	18.5	1.21x	18.4 to 27	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.1	8.7	1.16x	7.7 to 13	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.1	4.4	1.16x	3.4 to 7.5	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	3.1	2.7	1.15x	1.8 to 5.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.2	51.8	1.12xSignificant	52.5 to 64.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.8	3.4	1.12x	2.3 to 6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.1	18.7	1.07x	16.7 to 24.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.4	4.1	1.07x	2.9 to 6.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.1	5.7	1.07x	4.1 to 8.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.3	23.8	1.06x	21.1 to 30.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.5	143.2	1.03x	138 to 157.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.3	30.2	1x	26.2 to 35	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.8	4.8	1x	3.1 to 7.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	8.7 to 14.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	442.5	453.4	0.98x	425 to 460.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.1	14.5	0.97x	10.9 to 18	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.4 to 9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.6	6.2	0.9x	3.7 to 8.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.8	17.9	0.88x	12.6 to 19.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.2	13.9	0.88x	9.5 to 15.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.3	13	0.72x	6.6 to 12.8	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 Augusta County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,022.2	9,842.6	-18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	55.2	59.8	-8%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-2%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	85.1	96.9	-12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.6	28.6	-49%	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.

Formaldehyde16.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit261
Rail grade crossing113
Air permit holder (minor source)79
Gas station (mapped facility)46
Small hazardous waste generator14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
TRI reporting facility10
Public airport5
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Nibco Of Virginia Inc., Stuarts Draft
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 63,462 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24477NBCNCROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp, Verona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 53,149 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24482NMNSLLAURE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Accutec Blades, Inc., Verona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Rexnord Industries Llc, Stuarts Draft
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 18,529 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24477PTCMPRTS34 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Rexnord Industries Llc, Stuarts Draft
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000585723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Nibco Of Virginia Inc, Stuarts Draft
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000740459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Daikin Applied, Verona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 45 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24482SNYDRRT612 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Accutec Blades Inc., Verona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Chromium. 3,717 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24482MRCNSRAZOR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Mcquay International Inc, Verona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Cerro Fabricated Products Llc - Weyers Cave, Weyers Cave
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $11,787.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Pactiv Llc-Grottoes Plastics Plant, Grottoes
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,228.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000585698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Eckman Deep Mine No. 2, Eckman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $77,753.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069995082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Shenandoah Valley Rgnl, Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SHD (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Degesch America Inc, Weyers Cave
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Phosphine, Aluminum phosphide. 390 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24486DGSCH275TR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Taylor & Boody Inc., Staunton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24401TYLRB8HEWE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Degesch America Inc, Weyers Cave
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Shamrock Farms Industrial Plant Expansion, Verona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064365921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Alcoa Home Exteriors, Stuarts Draft
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000585714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sunlite Plastics Inc., Weyers Cave
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 24486SNLGHROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Quarles Petroleum Inc. Verona Bulk Plant, Verona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene, Benzene, Toluene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2448WQRLSP229LE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Shamrock Foods Dairy Div, Verona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid. 68 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2448WSHMRC318MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Long Branch Surface - Eagle, Hurley, Va
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070924771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Paw Paw Strip, Paw Paw, Ky
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070925148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Augusta Correctional Center, Craigsville
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890213 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Blue Ridge Mhc Llc, Crimora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010912888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Augusta Correctional Center, Craigsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110001890213
Wastewater permit
Yes, significant noncompliance, 7 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Cold Springs Correctional Unit 10, Greenville
EPA FRS registry ID
110022450293
Wastewater permit
Yes, 1 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Augusta County

Virginia 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 Augusta County, and their findings.
Virginia vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Virginia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Virginia 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.
Virginia 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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