EPA-regulated facilities near Charleston, SC

There are 1,393 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Charleston, South Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (729), hazardous waste (527), air emissions (193). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 11 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1.2M across 12 sites.

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1,393facilities within 5 miles

1in significant noncompliance

11with a violation on record

$1.2Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	527
Treatment, storage or disposal	3
Large quantity generators	11
Small quantity generators	234
Transporters	2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	67
Superfund	30
Air emissions	193
Major sources	10
Synthetic minor sources	19
Minor sources	74
Water discharge	729
Major permits	3
Minor permits	499
Drinking water systems	43
Greenhouse gas reporters	3
Scrap yards	4
Recycling centers	1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

RHODIA INC. - CHARLESTON, SC PLANT 2151 KING STREET EXTENSION, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 0.6 mi Significant noncompliance · $243k in penalties

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

TFORCE FREIGHT - CHARLESTON 4150 AZALEA DR, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 2.2 mi $860k in penalties
GEL LABORATORIES LLC 2040 SAVAGE RD, CHARLESTON, SC, 29407 · 3.7 mi $33k in penalties
COASTAL CONCRETE NORTH CHARLESTON 1067 LINCOLN AVENUE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 4.4 mi $27k in penalties
DETYENS SHIPYARD INC. CHARLESTON 1670 DRYDOCK AVE BLDG 236, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 2.4 mi $25k in penalties
WESTROCK CHARLESTON 5600 VIRGINIA AVENUE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29406 · 4.9 mi $13k in penalties

Superfund sites

COLUMBIA NITROGEN WEST END OF MILFORD ST AT ASHLEY RIVER, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 0.7 mi
FED SERV, INC. MILFORD ROAD, CHARLESTON, SC, 29407 · 0.8 mi
VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL (VCC) WANDO 2390 BAKER HOSPITAL BOULEVARD, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 0.8 mi
STONO PHOSPHATE WORKS 2079 AUSTIN AVENUE, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405-9368 · 0.9 mi
SWIFT AGRI-CHEM CORP 2750 SPEISSEGGER DRIVE, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405-8701 · 0.9 mi
KOPPERS CO., INC. (CHARLESTON PLANT) CHARLESTON HEIGHTS, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 0.9 mi
ASHEPOO PHOSPHATE/FERTILIZER WORKS BRASWELL STREET, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 1.1 mi
PACIFIC GUANO 1505 KING STREET EXTENSION, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 1.4 mi
MACALLOY CORPORATION 1800 PITTSBURG AVE., N CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 1.4 mi
ETIWAN PHOSPHATE COMPANY MILFORD STREET, CHARLESTON, SC, 29405 · 1.9 mi

County

Charleston County

Nearby towns

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Charleston as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.