EPA-regulated facilities near Columbia, SC
There are 424 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Columbia, South Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (223), hazardous waste (127), drinking water systems (57). None is in significant noncompliance, but 6 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $32k across 4 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 127 |
| Large quantity generators | 1 |
| Small quantity generators | 67 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 6 |
| Superfund | 3 |
| Air emissions | 23 |
| Major sources | 1 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 2 |
| Minor sources | 2 |
| Water discharge | 223 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 194 |
| Drinking water systems | 57 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 1 |
| Scrap yards | 2 |
A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- PALMETTO UTILS INCORPORATED REG WWTP $11k in penalties
- US ARMY FORT JACKSON $8k in penalties
- CAROLINA CERAMICS $8k in penalties
- SCDHEC PHEL $6k in penalties
Superfund sites
- ROYAL PINES SUBDIVISION
- US ARMY FORT JACKSON $8k in penalties
- COLUMBIA ORGANIC CHEMICAL-DRAKE
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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 Columbia as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.