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St. Thomas Island, United States Virgin Islands: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for St. Thomas Island. Federal databases place 190 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (104), Air permit holder (minor source) (50), Large hazardous waste generator (7). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 18.3419, -64.9183.

How this county ranks in United States Virgin Islands

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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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the United States Virgin Islands cancer registry.

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 St. Thomas Island
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde10.41 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Benzene0.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.39 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit104
  • Air permit holder (minor source)50
  • Large hazardous waste generator7
  • Brownfield property6
  • Hazardous waste transporter6
  • Major air pollution source5
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Airfield1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Tutu Wellfield, Tutu

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID VID982272569 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. V.I. Water & Power Authority, Krum Bay

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.3

  3. Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Saint Thomas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,075 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00804SSSTTCYRIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.5

  4. Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority, Saint Thomas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Hexane, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,560 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00804VRGNSKRUMB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.1

  5. V.I. Water & Power Authority, Krum Bay

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  6. Virgin Islands Waste Management Bovoni Landfill, Charlotte Amalie

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040375572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  7. V.I. Water & Power Authority, Krum Bay

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  8. Marriot Frenchmans Reef And Morning Star Beach Resort, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010135102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  9. Red Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, Charlotte Amalie

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070106227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  10. Total Petroleum, St. Thomas Island

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000918115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  11. Cyril E King, Charlotte Amalie

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID STT (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 5

  12. Heavy Materials Svi - St Thomas, St Thomas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0080WHVYMT7865E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.7

  13. V.I. Water & Power Authority, Krum Bay

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  14. Mahogany Run, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006686014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  15. H & V Heavy Equipment, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006686078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Sapphire Village Condominium, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009766967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Cowpet Bay East Assoc, St. Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009767181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. Market Square East, St. Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010135148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. Cowpet Bay Village - West, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010606362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  20. Sapphire Bay Condominium, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010764173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Dorothea Condo Association, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110014406712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Virgin Islands Housing Auth - Estate Bovoni Apartments, St Thomas

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037447377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Pemberton Resorts (Ritz Carlton), St. Thomas

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $349,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038107250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Brassview Estates Potw, St Thomas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039725517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. Virgin Islands Waste Management Bovoni Landfill, Charlotte Amalie

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040375572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

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 St. Thomas Island

  • United States Virgin Islands 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 St. Thomas Island, and their findings.

  • United States Virgin Islands vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • United States Virgin Islands health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • United States Virgin Islands 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.

  • United States Virgin Islands 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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