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King William County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in King William County is 178.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 133 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Rail grade crossing (37), Air permit holder (minor source) (14). 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: 37.7139, -77.1185.

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 King William County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.9	17.9	1.61xSignificant	19.8 to 41.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	83.2	51.8	1.61xSignificant	67.7 to 101.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.1	30.2	1.53xSignificant	34.7 to 60.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	178.6	143.2	1.25xSignificant	154.6 to 205.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.6	11.3	1.2x	7.8 to 22.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.8	18.7	1.17x	14 to 32.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	492.7	453.4	1.09x	451.7 to 536.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	7.4 to 22.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.9	23.8	0.88x	13.2 to 31.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.8	18.5	0.8x	8.4 to 24.5	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 King William County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,661.5	9,842.6	-2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	56.6	59.8	-5%	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	92.8	96.9	-4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.8	28.6	+29%	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.

Formaldehyde19.72 per million
Ethylene Oxide3.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Rail grade crossing37
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Small hazardous waste generator5
Public airport4
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Solar power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Westrock Cp Llc, West Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,142,528 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23181CHSPK19THM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.6
Augusta Wood Products Lc - Sawmill, West Point
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,520.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007317484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Augusta Wood Products Lc - Sawmill, West Point
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,520.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007317484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Augusta Wood Products Lc - Sawmill, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,520.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007317484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Augusta Wood Products Lc - Sawmill, West Point
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $10,520.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007317484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nestle Purina Pet Care - Golden Products Division, King William
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $2,891.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020672155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pamunkey Dump Site , King William
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987157 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Augusta Wood Products Lc - Sawmill, West Point
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,520.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007317484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Westrock-West Point Mill, West Point
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 10017 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6
Mccauley Park, Aylett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $29,859.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hollyfield Ii Solar Llc, Manquin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,814.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Kennington Section 3c, Aylett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Kennington Office Warehouse, Aylett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Central Crossing Section 2, Aylett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,365.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071512365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dixon Automotive, King William
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,438.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071514154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Nestle Purina Pet Care Company-Golden Products Division, King William
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Amrize Mid-Atlantic-Mattaponi Sand & Gravel Plant, Aylett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wawa Store 6610, King William
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,493.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071725949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
The Orchards, Aylett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,988.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071815623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hrsd West Point Sewage Treatment Plant, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010134737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hrsd King William County Sewage Treatment Plant, King William
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010912995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hamilton Holmes Wastewater Treatment Plant, King William
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010916544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Nestle Purina Pet Care - Golden Products Division, King William
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,891.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020672155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
West Point Dry Cleaning
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1472878206 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
King William Sand And Gravel, Manquin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070621582 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for King William 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 King William 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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