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Orangeburg, SC

Moderate Risk (47/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Orangeburg in South Carolina · Population: 83,531

Orangeburg, SC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 18 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 12 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 47/100 (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 13.6M 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
83,531
TRI Facilities
18
Water Systems
12
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
13.6M lbs

Water Systems (12)

System Population Violations
SILVER SPRINGS W/D (SC3820002) 2,660 0
SANTEE TOWN OF (3810011) 2,388 0
HOLLY HILL TOWN OF (SC3810002) 1,710 0
ELLOREE WATER SYSTEM (SC3810003) 1,498 0
NORTH TOWN OF (SC3810010) 1,378 5
BOWMAN TOWN OF (SC3810004) 1,274 0
BRANCHVILLE TOWN OF (3810005) 1,218 0
NORWAY TOWN OF (3810008) 775 1
SPRINGFIELD TOWN OF (SC3810009) 700 0
EUTAWVILLE TOWN OF (3810006) 555 0
ORANGEBURG COUNTY (SC3810012) 280 0
MCCORDS FERRY AT LAKE MARION (SC3850004) 20 0

TRI Facilities (18)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Si Group Inc 9.1M lbs
2 Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant 2.8M lbs
3 Valtir LLC Plt 1478 1.3M lbs
4 Okonite Co Inc 238.2K lbs
5 Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station 217.4K lbs
6 Flextronics America LLC 16.2K lbs
7 Zeus Co LLC Osc 8.3K lbs
8 Carolina Pole Inc 8.0K lbs
9 Koyo Bearings Na LLC 2.1K lbs
10 Gulbrandsen Inc 80 lbs
11 Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Orangeburg 1 lbs
12 Quikrete - Bowman Sc Plant 0 lbs
13 Adams an Oldcastle Co - Holly Hill 0 lbs
14 Longleaf Packging 0 lbs
15 Culpeper of Orangeburg LLC 0 lbs
16 Red Collar Pet Foods 0 lbs
17 Allied Air Enterprises 0 lbs
18 Starflo 0 lbs

Cities in Orangeburg (6)

Cope
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Eutawville
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Holly Hill
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Orangeburg
Pop: -
12 facilities · 2 water
Bowman
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Vance
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Orangeburg, South Carolina? ▼
Orangeburg, SC has an environmental risk score of 47/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 18 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 12 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Orangeburg? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Orangeburg, SC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Orangeburg? ▼
Orangeburg, SC has 18 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 13.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Orangeburg? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Orangeburg, 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 Orangeburg? ▼
Orangeburg, SC has 12 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 Orangeburg? ▼
Environmental compliance in Orangeburg, 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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