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Fauquier County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fauquier County is 150.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 434 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (204), Rail grade crossing (68), Air permit holder (minor source) (47). 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: 38.7114, -77.8155.

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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 Fauquier County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinDeaths3.221.6x1.8 to 5.42020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths6.65.71.16x4.4 to 9.52020-2024
PancreasDeaths12.911.31.14x9.9 to 16.62020-2024
EsophagusNew cases5.14.61.11x3.3 to 7.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.34.81.1x3.4 to 7.92020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.16.61.08x4.9 to 10.12020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.38.71.07x6.8 to 12.52019-2023
All cancerDeaths150.6143.21.05x139.6 to 162.32020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths30.730.21.02x26 to 36.12020-2024
BladderDeaths44.10.98x2.4 to 6.42020-2024
PancreasNew cases1313.90.94x10 to 16.82019-2023
StomachNew cases5.86.60.88x3.8 to 8.52019-2023
All cancerNew cases388.2453.40.86x370.2 to 406.82019-2023
ThyroidNew cases10.7130.82x7.6 to 14.72019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases5.16.20.82x3.1 to 7.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases14.518.50.78x11.2 to 18.52019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.44.40.77x1.9 to 5.62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases13.817.90.77x10.6 to 17.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases39.151.80.75x33.8 to 45.12019-2023
BladderNew cases13.718.70.73x10.6 to 17.52019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases9.814.50.68x7 to 13.42019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases14.823.80.62x11.5 to 18.92019-2023

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 Fauquier County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,682.59,842.6-32%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy7975.3+5%years
Child mortality43.459.8-27%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality4.66.2-26%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths73.396.9-24%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths23.228.6-19%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.

  • Formaldehyde19.5 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.01 per million
  • Benzene1.24 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 245 days: 239 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 34, peak 77.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit204
  • Rail grade crossing68
  • Air permit holder (minor source)47
  • Gas station (mapped facility)41
  • Small hazardous waste generator15
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
  • Public airport12
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Gas power plant2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Heliport1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Solar power plant1
  • Scrapyard (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.

  1. Fiberglass Engineering Co, Midland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 31,240 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 22728FBRGLWARRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  2. F.E.C. Inc, Midland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000341283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  3. Old Dominion Electric Co-Op Marsh Run Generation Facility, Remington

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 21 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 22734LDDMN1219L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  4. Remington Power Station, Remington

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2273WDMNNR1225L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.7

  5. Us Dod Warrenton Training Center Station B, Warrenton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Cumene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2018WSDDSR7471B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  6. Fauquier Springs Country Club, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,504.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010913930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  7. Us Dod Warrenton Training Center Station C Range, Remington

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2273WSDDSR7248S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  8. Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000571774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Smith Midland, Midland

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $14,483.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001905350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  10. Smith Midland, Midland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,483.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001905350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  11. Us Army - Warrenton Training Center - Station B, Warrenton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001934355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  12. Chemetrics, Llc., Midland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005288036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  13. Remington Power Station, Remington

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006363960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  14. Us Army, Warrenton Training Center, Station C, Remington

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006377606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  15. Marsh Run Generation Facility, Remington

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007395826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  16. Remington Mulch Company - Midland Facility, Midland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070132677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  17. Remington, Remington

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 7838 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3.6

  18. Us Pipe Fabrication, Remington

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000764405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Smith Midland, Midland

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $14,483.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001905350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  20. Remington Power Station, Remington

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006363960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  21. Marsh Run Generation Facility, Remington

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007395826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  22. Villatoro William And Sagastume Gustavo Residences, Midland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070597812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Hodge Jeremy And Caroline Property, Midland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070622320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Marsh Run Generation Facility, Remington

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 7836 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3.5

  25. Remington Mulch Company - Midland Facility, Midland

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070132677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

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 Fauquier 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 Fauquier 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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