EPA-regulated facilities in Lancaster County, SC
There are 568 EPA-regulated facilities inside Lancaster County, South Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (413), hazardous waste (122), air emissions (63). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 17 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.7M across 8 sites.
Open the map of Lancaster County
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 122 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 1 |
| Large quantity generators | 4 |
| Small quantity generators | 75 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 34 |
| Superfund | 1 |
| Air emissions | 63 |
| Major sources | 2 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 4 |
| Minor sources | 10 |
| Water discharge | 413 |
| Major permits | 3 |
| Minor permits | 380 |
| Drinking water systems | 8 |
| Scrap yards | 1 |
| 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.
- SPRINGS GLOBAL GRACE COMPLEX Significant noncompliance
- KERSHAW HANGING ROCK CREEK Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UPS LANCASTER DISTRIBUTION CENTER - SCLAN $5.3M in penalties
- ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND $256k in penalties
- AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INC $51k in penalties
- ADORNUS MANUFACTURING USA, LLC $25k in penalties
- HAILE MINING VENTURE $13k in penalties
Superfund sites
Bordering counties
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Mecklenburg County, NC
- Union County, NC
- York County
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. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.