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EPA-regulated facilities in Laurens County, SC

There are 526 EPA-regulated facilities inside Laurens County, South Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (311), hazardous waste (149), air emissions (107). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 23 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $324k across 2 sites.

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526facilities in the county
4in significant noncompliance
23with a violation on record
$324kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste149
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators7
Small quantity generators85
Transporters1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)43
Superfund7
Air emissions107
Major sources3
Synthetic minor sources16
Minor sources28
Water discharge311
Major permits3
Minor permits290
Drinking water systems24
Greenhouse gas reporters3

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.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Bordering counties

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.