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Bath County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bath County is 176 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 73 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Air permit holder (minor source) (8), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 38.0535, -79.7367.

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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 Bath County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.1	51.8	1.39x	47.5 to 109.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.9	30.2	1.32x	23.6 to 69.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	176	143.2	1.23x	135.5 to 228.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	477.9	453.4	1.05x	406.3 to 561.6	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 Bath County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,897.5	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	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	111	96.9	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde13.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
Acetaldehyde1.25 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Rail grade crossing6
Brownfield property4
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Pumped storage 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.

Warm Springs Stp, Warm Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,692.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012685246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hot Springs Regional Stp, Hot Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009116651 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Millboro Stp, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009116571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Seward Luggage A, Hot Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039547149 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Center Chevrolet, Hot Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060943145 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dulany East, Hot Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060943154 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oyster Landfill/Seaside Park, Hot Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060943243 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cedar Creek Wwtp, Hot Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033635886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Fenton David And Carri Residence, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bath County, Warm Springs
Pumped storage plant.
Record ID 6167 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
The Omni Homestead, Hot Springs
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,118.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007344338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bolar Mountain Complex Stp, Warm Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010915572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Coursey Springs Fish Cultural Station, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015313891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Millboro Food Mart, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070602733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Ingalls Fld, Hot Springs
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HSP (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bath County, Warm Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007321898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bath County High School - Baseball Field Improveme, Hot Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020669481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingalls Field Airport, Hot Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061910473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camp Accovac, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070596628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcardle Edward H Residence, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Andrews Dolores Residence, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fischer Susanne Residence, Hot Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Horton Paul Randy Residence, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hideaway At Cowpasture Llc, Millboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597668 (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 Bath 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 Bath 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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