EPA-regulated facilities near James Island, SC
There are 550 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of James Island, South Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (324), hazardous waste (160), air emissions (46). None is in significant noncompliance, but 2 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $20k across 3 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 160 |
| Large quantity generators | 1 |
| Small quantity generators | 71 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 10 |
| Superfund | 9 |
| Air emissions | 46 |
| Major sources | 1 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 3 |
| Minor sources | 19 |
| Water discharge | 324 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 228 |
| Drinking water systems | 37 |
| Recycling centers | 1 |
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.
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (MUSC) $9k in penalties
- VA MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH $8k in penalties
- PLUM ISLAND WWTP $3k in penalties
Superfund sites
- US COAST GUARD CHARLESTON
- GRACE, W.R. & CO, AG CHEM GROUP
- VIRGININA CAROLINA CHEMICAL (VCC) WAPPOO
- VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL (VCC) MACMURPHY
- AMBROSE ALLEY MERCURY
- VA MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH $8k in penalties
- USDOI CHARLESTON HARBOR SITE
- CALHOUN PARK AREA
- ATLANTIC PHOSPHATE WORKS
County
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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 James Island as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.