County page
Barnwell County
Barnwell County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 26 imported facility profiles, and 82,246 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 Barnwell County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 82,246 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
Shuron Inc
Shuron Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Barnwell, SC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Sweetwater Country Club (0670800)
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Befesa Zinc Us Inc
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Blackville Ww Treatment Plant
Significant Violation across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hilda Town of (sc0610004)-plant(b06001) Well 2(g06174) Collins
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Koch & Co., Inc - Barnwell Plant
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $6,500 in recorded penalties.
Tri County Pallet Co Inc
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $8,100 in recorded penalties.
Augusta Fiberglass Coatings Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-10-21.
Augusta Fiberglas Coatings Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2018-04-11.
Swiss Krono Sc Llc
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Crane Merchandising Systems
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Blackville Town of (sc0610003)-plant 2(b06002) Well B(g06117)
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Elko Town of (0610005)
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Scat Park Water System (0670918)-plant (b06001) Wells (g06189, -190)
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Dixie Narco Incorporated
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2018-06-07.
Barnwell Processing Facility
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-09-20.
Barnwell Tissue Solutions, Llc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-03-08.
Columbia County Concrete Co Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-10-25.
Barnwell Highschool Multi Use Safe Room
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-03-12.
Chem-nuclear Systems
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-01-16.
Robert Collins Co Llc/barnwell Mine
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-04-08.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 72,200 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 8,019 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,377 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 471 lbs |
| Cadmium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 93 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 86 lbs |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Diisocyanates | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 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.