County page
Cherokee County
Cherokee County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 81 imported facility profiles, and 870,478 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 Cherokee County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 870,478 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
Medley Farm Drum Dump
Medley Farm Drum Dump is in EPA's Superfund layer for Gaffney, SC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Blue Granite Water Company Briarcreek Wwtp #2
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,000 in recorded penalties.
Core Molding Technologies Inc
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,500 in recorded penalties.
Azz Galvanizing - South Carolina
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $27,000 in recorded penalties.
Gaffney Victor Wtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Preferred Finishing Technologies Llc
No Violation Identified with $5,000 in recorded penalties.
Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project Llc
Significant Violation across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Northbrook Carolina Hydro Ii Gaston Shoals Hydro Sta
Significant Violation across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Overnite Transportation Co
No Violation Identified with $860,400 in recorded penalties.
Milliken Chemical Allen Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-09-30.
Milliken & Company/magnolia Plant
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sc Distributors Inc
Significant Violation across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,000 in recorded penalties.
Duke Energy 99 Islands Hydro Sta
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Chapman Concrete Plant Number 5
No Violation Identified with $8,000 in recorded penalties.
Sma Diesel Service
Under review with $887 in recorded penalties.
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-08-01.
Nestle Frozen Foods
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2007-02-13.
Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-11-28.
Alcoa Home Exteriors Inc
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Daniel Morgan Water District (1120001)
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sloan Construction - Blacksburg Plant
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 594,891 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 144,188 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 63,128 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 21,946 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 18,615 lbs |
| Allyl chloride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 12,170 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7,095 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7,022 lbs |
| Sodium nitrite | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 644 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 459 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 151 lbs |
| N, N-Dimethylformamide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 100 lbs |
| Triethylamine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 33 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 10 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6 lbs |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 1 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 1 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Mercury | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 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.