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Charles City County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Charles City County is 151.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 83 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (53), Air permit holder (minor source) (10), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 37.3628, -77.0789.

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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 Charles City County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61.7	51.8	1.19x	44.1 to 87.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.9	30.2	1.12x	21.3 to 55.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	480.2	453.4	1.06x	420.6 to 547.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	151.5	143.2	1.06x	120.8 to 190.1	2020-2024

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 Charles City County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,317.1	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	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	97.3	96.9	+0%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.08 per million
Ethylene Oxide3.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit53
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Rail grade crossing4
Major air pollution source2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
EPA air quality monitor1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Biomass power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Ingenco - Charles City Plant, Charles City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,644.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012144526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Ingenco - Charles City Plant, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,644.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012144526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Hideaway Stp, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,752.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008997540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ruthville Community Center Wwtp, Providence Forge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,744.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010916624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Sign Post Estates Wwtp, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,659.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006686130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mt Zion Rustic Wtp, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,724.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010913342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Shirley Plantation
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 510360002 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 3.8
Charles City Administration Bu, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012818736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Waste Management - Charles City Landfill, Charles City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020682037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Charles City County Schools Wwtp, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009116358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waste Management - Charles City Landfill, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020682037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Barnett'S School Tba Site , Charles City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977838 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parrish Hill Rosenwald School, Charles City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072197553 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Charles City Timber & Mat Inc, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071896988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Waste Management - Charles City Landfill, Charles City
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020682037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Charles City - Va Sand & Gravel, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070617609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Charles City, Providence Forge
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 56683 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Branscome Operating Llc - Hofmeyer Pit, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002443491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Chaney Enterprises Lp - Portable 52786, Charles City
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070560785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Roxbury Waste Water Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1098431470 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Branscome Operating Llc - Hofmeyer Pit, Charles City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002443491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tire Recyclers Incorporated, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001895548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chickahominy Substation Transmission Line, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007022060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roxbury Ready Mix Incorporated, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012626676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Holcim - Mar Inc - Charles City, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064342466 (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 Charles City 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 Charles City 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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