Pollution in York County, South Carolina

York County contains 178 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 34 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $2.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 2.0M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the South Carolina state average of 65 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities34reporters
EPA Facilities178regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Rock Hill Chemical CoRock HillReady for anticipated reuse
Leonard Chemical Co IncRock HillRemedy selected

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
New-Indy Catawba LlcCatawba1.6MPenalties
Honeywell Safety Products (North)Clover357.9kSig. violation
Cytec Engineered Materials IncRock Hill70.5kCompliant
Sem Products IncRock Hill14.9kCompliant
Nation Ford ChemicalFort Mill7.9kCompliant
Pbi Performance Products IncRock Hill2.9kCompliant
Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, LlcRock Hill2.5kCompliant
Inchem CorporationRock Hill1.9kCompliant
Atotech Usa IncRock Hill643Penalties
Schaeffler Group Usa Inc - Plants Iii & ViFort Mill346Compliant
Harrell Industries IncRockhill270Compliant
Steelfab, Inc.York155Compliant
Ultra Additives IncorporatedClover48Compliant
Koppers Phase 1Rock Hill25Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Brwc Barney Rhett S DRock Hill$02023-08-09
Honeywell Safety Products (North)Clover$02025-03-10
Mcafee Mobile Home ParkRock Hill$02025-01-31