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Cherokee, SC

Moderate Risk (40/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Cherokee in South Carolina · Population: 56,299

Cherokee, SC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 4 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 40/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 2.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 2 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

Population
56,299
TRI Facilities
17
Water Systems
4
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.2M lbs

Water Systems (4)

System Population Violations
GOUCHER WD (1120004) 5,323 0
BLACKSBURG TOWN OF (SC1110002) 4,496 6
GRASSY POND WATER CORPORATION 1,303 2
LAWS MHP 67 0

TRI Facilities (17)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Milliken Chemical Allen Plant 2.0M lbs
2 Core Molding Technologies 110.1K lbs
3 Nestle USA Inc. 34.8K lbs
4 Tribal Manufacturing Inc. 21.9K lbs
5 Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant 15.5K lbs
6 Reddy Ice-Gaffney (435) 11.8K lbs
7 Azz Galvanizing - South Carolina LLC 9.5K lbs
8 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp 3.3K lbs
9 Bic Consumer Products Manufacturing Co. Inc. 1.1K lbs
10 Westrock Container LLC 1.1K lbs
11 Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Mill Creek Ct Station 3 lbs
12 Adams Cowpens Dm 2 lbs
13 Palmetto Pedic LLC 1 lbs
14 Adams an Oldcastle Co-Cowpens 1 lbs
15 Oldcastle Lawn & Garden 0 lbs
16 Ply Gem Siding Group 0 lbs
17 Royce Associates 0 lbs

Cities in Cherokee (3)

Chesnee
Pop: -
2 facilities · 3 water
Gaffney
Pop: -
11 facilities · 4 water
Blacksburg
Pop: -
3 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Cherokee, South Carolina? ▼
Cherokee, SC has an environmental risk score of 40/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 17 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 4 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Cherokee? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Cherokee, SC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Cherokee? ▼
Cherokee, SC has 17 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Cherokee? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Cherokee, SC. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Cherokee? ▼
Cherokee, SC has 4 EPA-regulated water systems. 2 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Cherokee? ▼
Environmental compliance in Cherokee, South Carolina is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the South Carolina state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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