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Spotsylvania County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Spotsylvania County is 145.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 475 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (246), Air permit holder (minor source) (65), Gas station (mapped facility) (62). 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: 38.1848, -77.6565.

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 Spotsylvania County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.7	2	1.35x	1.7 to 4.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.5	4.1	1.34x	3.9 to 7.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.3	17.9	1.3xSignificant	20.1 to 26.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.8	4.6	1.26x	4.3 to 7.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	4.3 to 7.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.1	3.4	1.21x	2.8 to 5.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.4	8.7	1.2x	8.3 to 12.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.2	3.7	1.14x	2.9 to 5.9	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.5	16.4	1.13x	12.1 to 27.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.7	51.8	1.09x	51.6 to 62.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20	18.7	1.07x	16.9 to 23.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.6	18.5	1.06x	16.6 to 23.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.4	13	1.03x	10.9 to 16.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.1	30.2	1.03x	27.4 to 35.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	145.7	143.2	1.02x	137.3 to 154.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	456.3	453.4	1.01x	441.6 to 471.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.6	5.7	0.98x	4.1 to 7.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	4.8 to 8.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.1	4.4	0.93x	2.8 to 5.7	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.5	2.7	0.93x	1.5 to 3.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.7	6.2	0.92x	4.1 to 7.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6	6.6	0.91x	4.3 to 8.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.5	13.9	0.9x	10.1 to 15.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.8	11.3	0.87x	7.8 to 12.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.9	23.8	0.84x	16.9 to 23.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.1	14.5	0.83x	9.7 to 14.9	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 Spotsylvania County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,823.3	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	52.4	59.8	-12%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-2%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	83.1	96.9	-14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	39.6	28.6	+39%	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.

Formaldehyde20.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde2.15 per million
Benzene1.32 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit246
Air permit holder (minor source)65
Gas station (mapped facility)62
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)40
Small hazardous waste generator16
Rail grade crossing10
Scrapyard (mapped facility)7
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Solar power plant4
TRI reporting facility4
Public airport2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Heliport1
Oil-fired power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

L.A. Clarke & Son, Spotsylvania County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VAD007972482 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Virginia Concrete Spotsylvania Plant, Fredericksburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 965 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2240WVRGNC611SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Oldcastle Precast Inc, Fredericksburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Lead compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Mercury compounds. Reports carcinogens. 592 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22407RTNDP5115M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Spotsylvania Plant, Fredericksburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens. 420 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2240WSPTSY852IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc., Fredericksburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005291718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Culpeper Wood Preservers - Ruffin Creek, Fredericksburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008177855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Glenwood Mobile Home Park, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $29,459.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cmc Rebar, Fredericksburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 22408SMRBR9434C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Electric Avenue Facility, Culpeper
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 56367 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Cmc Rebar, Fredericksburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000340989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Livingston Landfill, Spotsylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013955997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cardinal Concrete - Spotsylvania Plant, Fredericksburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045657856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ruffin Creek Properties Llc, Fredericksburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds. 9 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22408RFFNC10229 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.8
Po River Water And Sewer Wwtp, Spotsylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010915876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Fmc Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020680128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tremendo Pick And Pay Spotsylvania Llc, Spotsylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071080634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lake Wilderness Dredging Project, Spotsylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dominion Campground Incorporat, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012714303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Global Auto Parts Inc, Woodford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,386.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cowan Crossing Property, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964873 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dixon Auto Sales, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070546923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Massaponax Waste Water Treatment Plant, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Schuster Concrete Ready Mix - Kalahari, Woodford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,576.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071512639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
United Parcel Service, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008196709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Remington Mulch - Quail Ridge - Massaponax, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040757810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania 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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