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Fluvanna County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fluvanna County is 140.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 154 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (92), Rail grade crossing (26), Air permit holder (minor source) (18). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 37.8502, -78.271.

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 Fluvanna County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	13.4	11.3	1.19x	8.9 to 19.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.1	23.8	1.1x	19.1 to 35.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.1	6.6	1.08x	4 to 12.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.3	8.7	1.07x	5.8 to 14.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.5	18.5	1.05x	13.7 to 27.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.2	51.8	0.99x	41.9 to 62.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.7	13.9	0.99x	9.1 to 20.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.4	143.2	0.98x	124.4 to 158.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	431.7	453.4	0.95x	402.2 to 463.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.4	18.7	0.93x	12.3 to 24.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.7	13	0.9x	6.6 to 19.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.2	30.2	0.87x	19.7 to 34.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.5	14.5	0.79x	6.9 to 18.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.1	17.9	0.79x	9.3 to 21	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 Fluvanna County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,850.5	9,842.6	-30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.7	75.3	+6%	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	80.8	96.9	-17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.6	28.6	-24%	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.

Formaldehyde19.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.08 per million
Benzene1.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit92
Rail grade crossing26
Air permit holder (minor source)18
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Solar power plant1
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.

Tenaska Virginia Partners Lp, Scottsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 21,913 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2459WTNSKV23BRA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Oakhurst Health And Rehabilitation, Fork Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,733.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010913459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, Scottsville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55439 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.9
Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P., Scottsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017612074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Carysbrook Holdings Llc, Fork Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,856.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007317199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Central Wwtp, Palmyra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020671995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P., Scottsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017612074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dominion Resources - Bremo Power Station, Bremo Bluff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020673485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020683376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bridge Structure Number 7738- Rt. 690 Over James River In Columbia, Va, Columbia
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072205250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Carysbrook Holdings Llc, Fork Union
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,856.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007317199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Lake Monticello Wwtp, Palmyra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $30,148.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010916330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Palmyra Area Wwtp, Palmyra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015314417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Central Wwtp, Palmyra
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020671995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Carysbrook Solar, Palmyra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071513941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P., Scottsville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017612074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dominion Resources - Bremo Power Station, Bremo Bluff
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020673485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $9,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020683376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Zion Station Lot 6, Palmyra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,332.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cunningham Solar Project, Palmyra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $36,766.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Village Oaks Subdivision - Phase Iv, Palmyra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,788.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Links Choice, Scottsville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015665118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Doc - Fluvanna Correctional Center For Women, Troy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021018192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1234006706 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Links Choice, Scottsville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110015665118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

Correctional facilities

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

Doc - Fluvanna Correctional Center For Women, Troy
EPA FRS registry ID
110021018192
Wastewater permit
Yes, 3 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Fluvanna Correctional Center For Women-Water Treatment Plant, Troy
EPA FRS registry ID
110013200188
Water system
VA2065250
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
3
Contaminants cited
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna 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.

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