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Williamsburg city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Williamsburg city is 126.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 66 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Brownfield property (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 37.2786, -76.6944.

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 Williamsburg city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.5	23.8	1.53xSignificant	25.1 to 52.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.9	30.2	0.92x	18.5 to 41.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	126.6	143.2	0.88x	104.1 to 153.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	381.1	453.4	0.84x	336.7 to 430.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.5	51.8	0.65x	23 to 48.5	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 Williamsburg city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,519	9,842.6	-24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.6	75.3	+4%	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	60	96.9	-38%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.5	28.6	-18%	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.

Formaldehyde19.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.84 per million
Benzene1.2 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Brownfield property15
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Rail grade crossing1

Highest-severity records

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

Dillard Complex, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973315 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
506 North Henry Street, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978367 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
715 Lafayette Street (Lot 2), Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983406 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
919 Capitol Landing Road, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983452 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
929 Capitol Landing Road, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983454 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
107 North Boundary Street, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983455 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Motel 6 - 3030 Richmond Road, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984253 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
150 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984491 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1223 Richmond Road, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984492 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Colonial Williamsburg Visitor'S Center, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985367 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
130 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985451 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1233 Richmond Road, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985452 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Canavos Properties, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986212 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lafayette / Franklin / Botetourt Streets Entire Block, Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987276 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
134 N. Henry Street (Goodwin Building), Williamsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987281 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Us Navy Cheatham Annex Range, Williamsburg
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014060639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Zips Dry Cleaning, Williamsburg
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11989144566 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Swan Cleaners, Williamsburg
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/12039971993 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Master Cleaners, Williamsburg
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/296933054 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Williamsburg Community Hospital, Williamsburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006456370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008181467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008181467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Master Cleaners Of Wmsbg. Inc, Williamsburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022815033 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
James City County Ms4, Williamsburg City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071363737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
College Of William And Mary Ms4, Williamsburg City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071364529 (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 Williamsburg city

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 Williamsburg city, 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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