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Cumberland County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cumberland County is 160.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 67 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (11), Air permit holder (minor source) (9). 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: 37.5316, -78.2191.

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 Cumberland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26.1	18.5	1.41x	16.2 to 41.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.1	143.2	1.12x	132.6 to 192.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.5	51.8	1.11x	42.2 to 78	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.1	30.2	0.96x	18.9 to 44.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	419.2	453.4	0.92x	371.8 to 471.7	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 Cumberland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,215.4	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	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	105.9	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.1	28.6	+19%	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.

Formaldehyde18.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.99 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Gemini Inc, Farmville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Colonial Pipeline Company Mitchell Junction, Columbia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020680360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Colonial Pipeline Company Mitchell Junction, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020680360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Gemini-Farmville, Farmville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 23901GMNFR12HAU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Gemini Inc, Farmville
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Gemini Inc, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Kmj Auto Sales & Service Park Llc, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
1671 Cumberland Solar Site, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $186,822.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071846742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
1650 Cumberland Solar Site, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $211,808.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Gemini Inc, Farmville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Farmville Rgnl, Farmville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FVX (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Envigo Global Services Inc, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002443320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnny Asal Lumber Co Inc, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012685424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brown Residence, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070596611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Martin Marshall Residence, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070596665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Booker Royal Residence, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brinkley Residence, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070598413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Warren Kevin C Residence, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070598885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coblentz Marion Residence, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070599203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Holt Robert And Frances Residence, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070599627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lane Residence, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070599767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tillett Jimmie Lee And Betty J Residence, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lapp Residence, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson Frank And Shirley Residence, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070601017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Miller Residence, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070601139 (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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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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