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Calhoun County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Calhoun County is 211.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 67 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (50), Gas station (mapped facility) (4), Brownfield property (3). 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: 38.829, -81.1141.

How this county ranks in West 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 Calhoun County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46	30.2	1.52x	29.7 to 71.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	211.9	143.2	1.48xSignificant	171.6 to 260.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.2	51.8	1.36x	47.9 to 101.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	487.9	453.4	1.08x	423.6 to 560.7	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 Calhoun County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,163.7	9,842.6	+44%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	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	140.1	96.9	+44%	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.

Formaldehyde17.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.76 per million
Benzene1.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit50
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Brownfield property3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Rail grade crossing1
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.

Mt. Zion Psd, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010852853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Grantsville Wwtp, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010864877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Calhoun Middle/High School, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021430959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Armory Laundromat, Mt Zion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010131963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Grantsville Stockpile, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037520126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Calhoun County Headquarters, Millstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054978002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Calhoun Homes, Inc., Mt. Zion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010880902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Town Of Grantsville, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017358152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Country Lane Mobile Home Park, Mount Zion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010880092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Orma Compressor Station, Orma
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007398002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Big Bend Usarc, Big Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010878844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dominion - Yellow Creek Cs, Big Springs
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041032806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Cabot Station, Grantsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972910 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Calhoun County High School, Grantsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976652 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Minnich Building, Grantsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114840 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Orma Compressor Station, Orma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007398002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sampsons Properties, Llc, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010850043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bramblewood Village, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/543634798 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Erlewine Concrete, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027248976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Millers Pallet & Lumber Co. Inc., Creston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028271331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cain Oil And Gas, Big Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041949443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R.P.R. Industries, Inc., Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041949568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cabot Recycling Station Calhoun County Swa, Grantsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041949586 (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 Calhoun County

West 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 Calhoun County, and their findings.
West 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.
West Virginia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
West 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.
West 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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