Pollution in Fairfield County, South Carolina

Fairfield County contains 46 EPA-regulated facilities, 5 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 6 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $11.1M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 22.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the South Carolina state average of 65 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities6reporters
EPA Facilities46regulated
Sig. Violators5current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Plastech EngineeredWinnsboro18.9kCompliant
Performance Fibers Inc Winnsboro PlantWinnsboro1.7kCompliant
Isola Laminate Systems RidgewayRidgeway1.3kCompliant
Palmetto Imaging TechnologyWinnsboro453Compliant
Healthcare Sc, LlcWinnsboro5Penalties

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Winnsboro Wastewater Treatment PlantWinnsboro$62.1k2025-11-25
Ridgeway Town OfRidgeway$4.0k2023-05-03
Dominion Energy Sc Fairfield Pump StorageJenkinsville$02025-05-01
Vulcan Construction Materials Llc/Fairfield QuarryWinnsboro$02025-05-07
Sce&g Parr Hydro StationJenkinsville$02024-11-08