Richmond County contains 183 EPA-regulated facilities, 13 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 21 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.3M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 6.4M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Georgia state average of 52 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peach Orchard Rd Pce Groundwater Plume Site | Augusta | Construction complete |
| Alternate Energy Resources Inc | Augusta | Construction complete |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pcs Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.p. Augusta Georgia | Augusta | 4.6M | Compliant |
| International Paper Augusta Mill | Augusta | 1.7M | Sig. violation |
| Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa, Llc | Augusta | 36.2k | Compliant |
| Modern Welding Co Of Ga Inc | Augusta | 7.5k | Compliant |
| Ssc Augusta, Llc | Augusta | 6.5k | Compliant |
| U S Army Garrison Fort Gordon | Fort Gordon | 3.2k | Sig. violation |
| Boral Bricks - Augusta Plants 4 & 5 | Augusta | 1.2k | Penalties |
| Kemira Chemicals Inc. | Augusta | 669 | Sig. violation |
| E-Z-Go Div Textron Inc | Augusta | 451 | Compliant |
| Covidien Lp | Augusta | 80 | Compliant |
| Pvs Technologies, Inc. (Augusta) | Augusta | 68 | Compliant |
| Us Battery Manufacturing Co | Augusta | 54 | Penalties |
| The Nutrasweet Company | Augusta | 21 | Compliant |
| Covestro Coating Resins, Inc. | Augusta | 18 | Compliant |
| Olin Corporation Augusta, Georgia Plant | Augusta | 1 | Penalties |
| Reeves Construction Co | Augusta | 1 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| U S Army Garrison Fort Gordon | Fort Gordon | $2.0k | 2025-09-30 |
| Thomas Concrete Augusta | Augusta | $0 | |
| International Paper Augusta Mill | Augusta | $0 | 2025-09-17 |
| Georgia Carolina Concrete (Augusta Ready Mix Plant) | Augusta | $0 | 2025-12-09 |
| City Of Hephzibah Ms4 | Hephzibah | $0 | 2022-11-10 |
| E-Z-Go, A Textron Co. | Augusta | $0 | |
| Sa Recycling | Augusta | $0 | 2004-09-30 |
| Kemira Chemicals Inc. | Augusta | $0 | 2025-07-23 |
| Richmond County School System Transportation Department | Augusta | $0 | |
| Prayon Inc. | Augusta | $0 | 2025-04-15 |
| Hephzibah, City Of (Hephzibah Wpcp) | Hephzibah | $0 | 2026-02-24 |
| Thermal Ceramics | Augusta | $0 | 2025-12-08 |
| Augusta, City Of (Highland Avenue Wtp) | Augusta | $0 | 2025-09-24 |