Pollution in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County contains 298 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 65 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $6.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 513.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the South Carolina state average of 65 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities65reporters
EPA Facilities298regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Aqua Tech Environmental Inc Groce LabsGreerReady for anticipated reuse
Elmore Waste DisposalGreerConstruction complete

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Bmw Press Plant AdditionGreer233.3kCompliant
Celanese Ltd Enoree PlantEnoree137.8kSig. violation
Auriga Polymers Inc.Spartanburg54.1kPenalties
Starchem -- Wellford PlantWellford27.2kPenalties
Lubrizol Advanced MaterialsSpartanburg15.7kPenalties
Mack Molding CompanyInman12.6kCompliant
Toray Cma Inc. ScMoore5.8kCompliant
Superior Industrial Solutions Rail SpurCowpens3.9kCompliant
Duer Carolina Coil IncorporatedGreer3.8kCompliant
Univar Solutions Usa LlcSpartanburg3.7kPenalties
Synthomer Usa LlcRoebuck3.1kCompliant
Plasman Sc IncGreer2.6kPenalties
Milliken Chemical - Dewey PlantInman2.4kPenalties
Basf CorporationSpartanburg2.0kCompliant
Santolubes Manufacturing, LlcSpartanburg2.0kSig. violation
Fehrer Automotive North America LlcDuncan1.1kCompliant
Michelin Na Us3 SpartanburgSpartanburg389Compliant
Afl Telecommunications LlcDuncan354Compliant
Toll Solutions LlcDuncan265Penalties
Boiler Tube Co Of America Wellford FacilityWellford260Compliant
Laserflex CarolinaWellford198Compliant
Mairec Precious MetalsSpartanburg151Compliant
Afl Telecommunications LlcDuncan86Compliant
Siemens Energy & Automation IncorporatedRoebuck80Compliant
Phelps Dodge High Performance ConductorsInman61Compliant
Solvay Usa IncSpartanburg36Compliant
Coveris SpartanburgSpartanburg33Compliant
Steris-Isomedix ServicesSpartanburg27Compliant
Dave Steel Company IncChesnee22Compliant
Hubbard-Hall IncInman18Compliant
Boiler Tube Co Of America Lyman FacilityLyman16Penalties
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid, Llc Dba Pet DairySpartanburg10Compliant
Crane Instrumentation & Samplying, HokeSpartanburg10Compliant
Owens Corning Insulating Systems LlcDuncan5Compliant
Wabco CorpDuncan5Penalties
Safety-Kleen Sys (306601)Greer2Penalties
Magna Fuel Systems Usa LlcSpartanburg1Compliant
Westrock Container, LlcCowpens1Compliant
Sloan Construction Company IncorporatedDuncan1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Celanese Ltd Enoree PlantEnoree$7.0k2024-10-16
City Of InmanInman$6.0k2025-10-22
Blacklidge Emulsion , GreerGreer$2.8k
Luck Stone Corporation/Enoree Development QuarryEnoree$0
Santolubes Manufacturing, LlcSpartanburg$02023-05-11
Advanced Environmental Options IncSpartanburg$02024-06-18