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Chester, SC

Moderate Risk (39/100)

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 Chester in South Carolina · Population: 32,177

Chester, SC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 18 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 39/100 (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 685.0K 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
32,177
TRI Facilities
18
Water Systems
4
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
685.0K lbs

Water Systems (4)

System Population Violations
CHESTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (1220002) 15,668 0
SANTUCK HEBRON WATER CO (4420007) 3,097 12
MITFORD WATER DISTRICT (SC2020005) 1,878 0
CARLISLE TOWN OF (4410003) 555 23

TRI Facilities (18)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Boise Cascade Wood Products-Chester Plywood 356.7K lbs
2 Allvac Richburg Plant 83.0K lbs
3 Building Materials Manufacturing LLC 80.4K lbs
4 Engineered Polymer Solutions 51.0K lbs
5 Guardian Industries LLC 36.7K lbs
6 Synthomer Inc. 27.6K lbs
7 Giti Tire Manufacturing Co (usa) Ltd 23.2K lbs
8 Chemtrade Performance Chemicals US LLC 17.7K lbs
9 Coatex Inc 6.3K lbs
10 Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Chester 1.2K lbs
11 Jones-Hamilton Co. 916 lbs
12 Shugart Manufacturing 123 lbs
13 Marcegaglia Stainless Richburg LLC 40 lbs
14 Electric Glass Fiber America LLC 1 lbs
15 Chester Engineered Wood 0 lbs
16 Sws Concrete-Richburg Plant 0 lbs
17 Carolina Poly 0 lbs
18 Outokumpu Stainless Bar LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Chester (4)

Carlisle
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Chester
Pop: -
10 facilities · 1 water
Richburg
Pop: -
7 facilities · 0 water
Fort Lawn
Pop: -
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Chester, South Carolina? ▼
Chester, SC has an environmental risk score of 39/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 18 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 Chester? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Chester, SC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Chester? ▼
Chester, SC has 18 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 685.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Chester? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Chester, 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 Chester? ▼
Chester, 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 Chester? ▼
Environmental compliance in Chester, 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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