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South Carolina Environmental Profile

Comprehensive environmental data from EPA sources for South Carolina (SC)

Overview

TRI Facilities
560
Water Systems
557
Superfund Sites
34
Total Violations
647
Total Releases
36.0M lbs
Health Violations
161
water systems

Largest Polluters

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# Facility Total Releases
1 OCEANAGOLD HAILE GOLD MINE 5.0M lbs
2 NUCOR STEEL-BERKELEY 2.7M lbs
3 INTERNATIONAL PAPER GEORGETOWN MILL 2.4M lbs
4 NEW-INDY CATAWBA LLC 2.4M lbs
5 SYLVAMO EASTOVER MILL 1.8M lbs
6 DOMTAR PAPER CO 1.2M lbs
7 CROSS GENERATING STATION 1.2M lbs
8 SI GROUP INC 1.1M lbs
9 WESTROCK CP LLC 1.1M lbs
10 KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP 654.8K lbs
11 ALPEK POLYESTER USA LLC-COLUMBIA SITE 604.6K lbs
12 CENTURY ALUMINUM OF SOUTH CAROLINA 601.6K lbs
13 MILLIKEN CHEMICAL ALLEN PLANT 573.6K lbs
14 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC 523.5K lbs
15 WINYAH GENERATING STATION 516.2K lbs
16 3V SIGMA USA 475.6K lbs
17 INV CAMDEN PLANT 470.3K lbs
18 HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS 452.9K lbs
19 DCL - BUSHY PARK FACILITY 435.8K lbs
20 DOMINION ENERGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA - WILLIAMS STATION GENCO 420.1K lbs

Water Quality

Systems with Health Violations

Water System Population Violations
SANDY RUN MHP (SC0860037) 41 38
CHERAW TOWN OF (SC1310001) 6,325 34
LOCKHART TOWN OF (SC4420010) 560 33
SALUDA CPW (SC4110001) 3,390 24
SALUDA CO W&S AUTHORITY (4120001) 4,535 24
CARLISLE TOWN OF (4410003) 555 23
DEWEES UTILITIES (SC1050011) 55 22
MCCORMICK CO W&SA (SC3520002) 8,500 20
HEMINGWAY TOWN OF (SC4510004) 3,191 13
SANTUCK HEBRON WATER CO (4420007) 3,097 12
YORK CITY OF (SC4610001) 8,700 12
YORK COUNTY EAST WD (SC4620002) 30,225 12
MCCORMICK CPW (3510001) 1,818 11
DANIEL MORGAN WATER DISTRICT (1120001) 5,314 10
CALHOUN FALLS TOWN OF (SC0110002) 2,473 9
GCWSD CARVERS BAY (SC2220013) 3,133 9
WCWSA (SC4510007) 7,099 9
WATER OAK UTILITY CO (SC0750002) 2,318 8
DCWS I-95 (SC1870914) 102 8
AIKEN CITY OF (0210001) 45,090 7

Cities with Water Issues

Bethune
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Lugoff
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Carlisle
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Eastover
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Elgin
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Gaston
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Lamar
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Lexington
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Newberry
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Orangeburg
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Prosperity
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Ridgeway
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Silverstreet
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Sumter
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Shaw Afb
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Swansea
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West Columbia
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Columbia
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Spartanburg
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Chesnee
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Superfund Sites (34)

Site Name Status HRS Score
Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc. (Groce Laboratories) NPL Site 50.00
Barite Hill/Nevada Goldfields NPL Site 50.00
Beaunit Corp. (Circular Knit & Dye) NPL Site 32.44
Brewer Gold Mine NPL Site 50.00
Burlington Industries Cheraw NPL Site 48.00
Carolawn, Inc. NPL Site 32.04
Clearwater Finishing NPL Site 47.99
Elmore Waste Disposal NPL Site 31.45
Galey and Lord Plant NPL Site 50.00
Geiger (C & M Oil) Deleted NPL Site 32.25
Golden Strip Septic Tank Service Deleted NPL Site 40.30
Helena Chemical Co. Landfill NPL Site 33.89
Independent Nail Co. Deleted NPL Site 57.90
Kalama Specialty Chemicals NPL Site 57.90
Koppers Co., Inc. (Charleston Plant) NPL Site 50.00
Koppers Co., Inc. (Florence Plant) Deleted NPL Site 51.27
Leonard Chemical Co., Inc. NPL Site 47.10
Lexington County Landfill Area NPL Site 37.93
Macalloy Corporation NPL Site 50.00
Medley Farm Drum Dump NPL Site 31.58
Palmetto Recycling, Inc. Deleted NPL Site 29.46
Palmetto Wood Preserving NPL Site 38.43
Para-Chem Southern, Inc. NPL Site 32.94
Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot NPL Site 50.00
Rochester Property Deleted NPL Site 36.72
Rock Hill Chemical Co. NPL Site 40.29
Sangamo Weston, Inc./Twelve-Mile Creek/Lake Hartwell PCB Contamination NPL Site 37.63
Savannah River Site (USDOE) NPL Site 47.70
SCRDI Bluff Road NPL Site 0.00
SCRDI Dixiana NPL Site 40.70
Shuron Inc. NPL Site 68.26
Townsend Saw Chain Co. NPL Site 35.94
US Finishing/Cone Mills NPL Site 50.00
Wamchem, Inc. NPL Site 47.70

Counties (47 total)

County Population Facilities
Greenville — 64
Spartanburg — 56
Richland — 34
Charleston — 29
York — 30
Berkeley — 24
Lexington — 20
Aiken — 19
Anderson — 19
Florence — 17
Sumter — 18
Cherokee — 15
Chester — 15
Dorchester — 15
Orangeburg — 15
Oconee — 13
Chesterfield — 10
Greenwood — 12
Newberry — 11
Georgetown — 10

Showing top 20 counties by environmental activity. South Carolina has 47 counties total.

Largest Cities

Walterboro
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3 facilities · 2 water systems
Bamberg
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Batesburg
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2 facilities · 0 water systems
Bethune
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1 facilities · 2 water systems
Alcolu
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1 facilities · 0 water systems
Bishopville
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Blythewood
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4 facilities · 0 water systems
Bowman
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Lugoff
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3 facilities · 2 water systems
Camden
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2 facilities · 1 water systems
Carlisle
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1 facilities · 2 water systems
Cassatt
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Cayce
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3 facilities · 0 water systems
Cope
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1 facilities · 0 water systems
Eastover
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3 facilities · 1 water systems
Elgin
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1 facilities · 103 water systems
Eutawville
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Holly Hill
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2 facilities · 1 water systems
Gaston
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5 facilities · 5 water systems
Kershaw
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2 facilities · 1 water systems

About This Data

This page aggregates environmental data from three EPA programs for South Carolina: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for industrial chemical releases, the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) for water quality, and the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) for hazardous waste cleanup sites.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. Numbers reflect reported data and may not capture all environmental activity. For specific health or environmental concerns, contact your state environmental agency.