County page
Charleston County
Charleston County currently shows 2 Superfund sites, 232 imported facility profiles, and 698,577 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 Charleston County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 698,577 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
Koppers Co Inc Charleston Plant
Koppers Co Inc Charleston Plant is in EPA's Superfund layer for Charleston, SC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Macalloy Corporation
Macalloy Corporation is in EPA's Superfund layer for North Charleston, SC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Westrock Charleston
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,700 in recorded penalties.
Lanxess Corporation - Charleston, Sc Plant
Significant Violation across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $121,600 in recorded penalties.
Mercedes-benz Vans Llc
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $102,600 in recorded penalties.
Middleton Inn
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $16,100 in recorded penalties.
Petroliance Charleston Plant
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,800 in recorded penalties.
Plum Island Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,594 in recorded penalties.
Dewees Island, Town of Wtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,000 in recorded penalties.
Detyens Shipyard Inc. Charleston
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $25,000 in recorded penalties.
Gel Laboratories Llc
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $33,000 in recorded penalties.
Amalie Oil Company (former Delfin Group Usa, Llc)
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Kinder Morgan Terminal Charleston
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
North Charleston Sewer District Wwtp Herbert Site
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sullivans Island Wwtf
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Charleston County/kinsey-blake
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $6,500 in recorded penalties.
Isle of Palms Forest Trail Sd
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
St James School (sc1070143)
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Town of Edisto Beach Ro Wtp
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
United Parcel Service Charleston
No Violation Identified with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Ups-palmetto
No Violation Identified with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Jeff Mclain/highthorne Mine
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 32,945 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 30,311 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 4 | 27,066 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 16,252 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 12,902 lbs |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 11,549 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 6 | 9,376 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 9,359 lbs |
| 1, 2-Dichloroethane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 8,555 lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 7,311 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 4,500 lbs |
| Dimethylamine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,488 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,139 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,806 lbs |
| Maleic anhydride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,664 lbs |
| Propylene oxide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,075 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 1,068 lbs |
| Acrylic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 947 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 892 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 828 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.