Pollution in Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County contains 232 EPA-regulated facilities, 1 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 33 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $12.0M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 186.2k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the South Carolina state average of 65 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities33reporters
EPA Facilities232regulated
Sig. Violators1current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Macalloy CorporationNorth CharlestonReady for anticipated reuse
Koppers Co Inc Charleston PlantCharlestonReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Westvaco Corp Polychemicals DeptNorth Charleston66.7kCompliant
Mercedes-Benz Vans LlcLadson41.8kPenalties
Detyens Shipyard Inc. CharlestonNorth Charleston31.1kPenalties
Boeing South Carolina Expansion And Improvements Phase 2 Site Improvements BuildN Charleston14.5kCompliant
Lanxess Corporation - Charleston, Sc PlantCharleston14.3kSig. violation
Gs Roofing:roofing-ClosedNorth Charleston11.5kCompliant
Stevens Towing Company IncYonges Island5.1kCompliant
Basf Catalyst LlcNorth Charleston456Compliant
Defense Fuels CharlestonHanahan337Compliant
Everris North America Inc - North CharlestonN Charleston215Compliant
Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Charleston PlantNorth Charleston139Compliant
Allied Aviation Fueling Of South Carolina LlcCharleston111Compliant
Brenntag Mid-South Inc.Charleston41Compliant
Joint Base Charleston Air BaseCharleston Afb9Compliant
Honeywell SalisburyCharleston5Penalties
Cummins Charleston Recon PlantNorth Charleston2Compliant
Chevrontexaco Global LubricantsCharleston2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Lanxess Corporation - Charleston, Sc PlantCharleston$121.6k2024-08-15