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Surry County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Surry County is 176.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 45 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (9), Gas station (mapped facility) (2). 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: 37.0967, -76.8967.

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 Surry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	176.8	143.2	1.23x	140.5 to 221.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.2	30.2	1.1x	20.4 to 54.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.2	51.8	1.05x	37.5 to 78.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	446.9	453.4	0.99x	388.1 to 513.6	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 Surry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,577.8	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	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	89.7	96.9	-8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde18.57 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.76 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Solar power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Nuclear power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Surry, Surry
Nuclear power plant.
Record ID 3806 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.7
Minton Residence, Elberon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070831134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Becon Construction Company, Inc., Surry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gravel Neck, Surry
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7032 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.4
Becon Construction Company, Inc., Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Colonial Trail West Solar Project, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $31,863.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Spring Grove I Solar Project, Spring Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $44,167.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Spring Grove Ii, Spring Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $45,319.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071817363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Windsor Mill - Surry, Surry
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020684794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Surry Spent Fuel Storage
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1297205374 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Becon Construction Company, Inc., Surry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spring Grove Timber & Mat Llc, Claremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001905476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Surry County High School Solar, Dendron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001909481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chippokes State Park, Surry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005259282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Surry County Wastewater Treatment Facility, Dendron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009116937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smithfield Hog Production Farms 9 10 And 21, Waverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071274841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smithfieldhog Production Farms 16 And 17, Waverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071275832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hrsd Surry Hydraulic Improvements And Interceptor, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vdot Williamsburg 00000 090 25861525 Upc 118268, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Family Dollar Tree - Surry, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vdot Williamsburg 0040 090 750 Upc 109254, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lower James Mitigation Bank Project, Spring Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hrsd Surry Hydraulic Improvements And Interceptor, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cavalier Solar Phase Ii, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marina Drive Pump Station Improvements, Surry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071506559 (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 Surry 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 Surry 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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