Spartanburg, SC
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Spartanburg in South Carolina · Population: 338,096
TRI sites such as Bmw Manufacturing Co LLC; Lsc Communications / Spartanburg; Celanese Emulsions Enoree Plant; SDWIS systems such as SJWD MIDDLE TYGER WTP (SC4220006); INMAN CAMPOBELLO W/D (4220002); WOODRUFF ROEBUCK W/D (SC4220007); NPL sites such as Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc. (Groce Laboratories); Elmore Waste Disposal anchor Spartanburg, SC's EPA extract. Derived burden score 75/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Spartanburg include WOODRUFF ROEBUCK W/D (SC4220007); DANIEL MORGAN WATER DISTRICT (1120001); DANIEL MORGAN WTR DISTRICT-NC, while Bmw Manufacturing Co LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 49 / peak 112 in 2024.
Burden score 75/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Spartanburg -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Spartanburg, SC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+3.8%
52 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-8.0%
1.0 million lb → 950.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
These two measures point in opposite directions. Releases from the facilities present in both years rose, while the inventory-wide total fell. The difference is which facilities filed, not a different estimate of the same plants.
Between the two reporting years, 4 facilities filed for the first time and 4 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Spartanburg, SC's total reported releases rose from 913.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 948.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spartanburg, SC's land releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 33 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spartanburg, SC's off-site transfers rose from 321.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 352.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spartanburg, SC's water releases fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 188 (52%) | 171 | 4 | 112 |
| 2023 | 166 (45%) | 194 | 5 | 136 |
| 2022 | 206 (57%) | 157 | 0 | 87 |
| 2021 | 201 (57%) | 152 | 1 | 119 |
| 2020 | 232 (63%) | 132 | 2 | 112 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in South Carolina, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (8)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SJWD MIDDLE TYGER WTP (SC4220006) | 89,531 | 0 |
| INMAN CAMPOBELLO W/D (4220002) | 41,007 | 0 |
| WOODRUFF ROEBUCK W/D (SC4220007) | 32,038 | 2 |
| LCF WATER DISTRICT (SC4220010) | 18,152 | 0 |
| DANIEL MORGAN WATER DISTRICT (1120001) | 5,746 | 12 |
| METRO SUBDISTRICT B (SC4220003) | 1,851 | 0 |
| POLK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM | 838 | 0 |
| DANIEL MORGAN WTR DISTRICT-NC | 376 | 3 |
TRI Facilities (50)
Superfund Sites (2)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc. (Groce Laboratories) | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Elmore Waste Disposal | NPL Site | 31.45 |
Cities in Spartanburg (12)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.