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Hardy County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hardy County is 177.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 158 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73), Rail grade crossing (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 38.9953, -78.8278.

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 Hardy County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.7	30.2	1.41xSignificant	31 to 58.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	177.9	143.2	1.24xSignificant	152.7 to 206.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.1	18.7	1.02x	11.7 to 30.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.2	17.9	0.96x	9.2 to 29.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	395.2	453.4	0.87x	355.3 to 438.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.4	51.8	0.86x	32.8 to 59.5	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 Hardy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,700	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	115.2	59.8	+93%	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	125.1	96.9	+29%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	47.6	28.6	+67%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde15.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.37 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Rail grade crossing52
Gas station (mapped facility)8
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Scrapyard (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.

American Woodmark Corp South Branch Plant, Moorefield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 256,984 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26836MRCNW587RB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
American Woodmark Corp. - South Branch, Moorefield
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,257.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038016232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pilgrim'S Pride Corp Moorefield Fresh Facility, Moorefield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Ammonia, Ozone, Nitric acid. 49,230 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26836RCKNGPOTOM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
American Woodmark Corp. - South Branch, Moorefield
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,257.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038016232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
American Woodmark Corp. - South Branch, Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,257.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038016232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
American Woodmark Corp - South Branch Plant, Moorefield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018883289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pilgrim'S Pride - Moorefield Main Processing Plant, Moorefield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Moorefield/Hardy County Regional Wastewater, Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $60,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044216381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
New Way Recycling, Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,290.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010874161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation Feed Mill And Garage, Moorefield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013807452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
D & D Auto Salvage, Wardensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067627143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Panthera Training, Llc, Old Fields
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070893481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
M& M Transportation Llc, Fisher
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071092505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Baker Substation, Baker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037520395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Lawn And Garden, Baker
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071433524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mountain State Concrete Llc, Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071337973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
The Home Place Restaurant Llc, Mathias
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022570902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Robert C. Byrd Industrial Park, Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032827895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hardy County Hq, Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046600424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wardensville Substation, Wardensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054959354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lost River Compressor Station, Mathias
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070879964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
G.P.Regester, Inc., Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071528048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Town Of Wardensville, Wardensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010864573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Moorefield Water Filtration Plant, Moorefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010866884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Moorefield High School Expansion, Moorefield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972950 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Hardy 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 Hardy 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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