County page
Richland County
Richland County currently shows 2 Superfund sites, 191 imported facility profiles, and 3,371,665 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 Richland County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 3,371,665 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
Scrdi Bluff Road
Scrdi Bluff Road is in EPA's Superfund layer for Columbia, SC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Townsend Saw Chain Co
Townsend Saw Chain Co is in EPA's Superfund layer for Pontiac, SC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc/columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,443,152 in recorded penalties.
Wateree
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Synergy Utilities Lp Raintree Acres Sd
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,600 in recorded penalties.
Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 8s
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Palmetto Utils Incorporated Reg Wwtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $11,000 in recorded penalties.
China Jushi Usa Corporation
Significant Violation across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $410,000 in recorded penalties.
Sylvamo - Eastover Mill
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $16,000 in recorded penalties.
Amphenol Corporation - Columbia
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
East Rich Co Psd Gills Creek
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
General Shale Brick, Inc. Plant 14 Dba Watsontown Brick
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Richland Co Eastover Reg Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Us Army Fort Jackson
No Violation Identified with $8,000 in recorded penalties.
Cedar Creek Mhp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Dixie Pipeline Company
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Woodland Utilities
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bel Air Mhp (sc4060009)
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cresthaven Mhp (sc4060001)
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Piney Lane Mhp (sc4060052)
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Richland Estates Mhc (sc4060038)-plant 1 (b40032) Well 4 (g40725)
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Silver Hill Manuf Home Comm. (sc4060019)
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 713,316 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 600,102 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 315,613 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 4 | 288,181 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 256,422 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 227,507 lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 186,951 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 129,049 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 101,320 lbs |
| Ozone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 99,759 lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 78,974 lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 48,025 lbs |
| Sulfuryl fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 46,000 lbs |
| Phenol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 35,746 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 30,634 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 3 | 30,293 lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 26,781 lbs |
| Nickel compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 3 | 24,119 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 7 | 20,051 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 17,688 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.