County page
Aiken County
Aiken County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 143 imported facility profiles, and 252,524 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Aiken County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 252,524 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Clearwater Finishing
Clearwater Finishing is in EPA's Superfund layer for Beech Island, SC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Horse Creek Pollution Control Facility
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,000 in recorded penalties.
Wagener Town of
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,400 in recorded penalties.
Asco Valve Manufacturing
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Kimberly Clark Corp Beech Island Mill
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Urquhart Station
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Doe Ameresco Savannah River Site Biomass Cogen
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Foster Dixiana/augusta Plant
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ucb Chemicals Corporation Bioproducts Laboratory
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $8,000 in recorded penalties.
Us Doe Savannah River Site
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Breezy Hillw&s Clearwater Pond Wtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Doe/wsrc Savannah River Site
Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Shaws Creek Water Treatment Plant
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hubbell Power Systems Inc
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,750 in recorded penalties.
Tforce Freight - Augusta
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $860,400 in recorded penalties.
Cameron Mhp (sc0260038)
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Owens Corning
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cytec Surface Specialties
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cci-gsf Llc (graniteville Speciality Fabrics)
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-09-30.
North Augusta #2 Terminal
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Agy Llc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-09-30.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 67,776 lbs |
| Nitric acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 50,500 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 31,543 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 22,657 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 22,120 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 19,812 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 17,035 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 7,561 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 4,848 lbs |
| Dichloromethane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,684 lbs |
| Freon 113 (CFC-113) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,452 lbs |
| Methyl methacrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 975 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 634 lbs |
| Acetonitrile | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 518 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 437 lbs |
| Chlorine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 234 lbs |
| Acrylic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 195 lbs |
| Butyl acrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 139 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 119 lbs |
| Chloromethane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 116 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in South Carolina
South Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in South Carolina
South Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in South Carolina
South Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.