EPA-regulated facilities in Oconee County, SC
There are 508 EPA-regulated facilities inside Oconee County, South Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (298), hazardous waste (139), air emissions (67). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 29 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $85k across 10 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 139 |
| Large quantity generators | 6 |
| Small quantity generators | 92 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 32 |
| Superfund | 1 |
| Air emissions | 67 |
| Major sources | 2 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 12 |
| Minor sources | 19 |
| Water discharge | 298 |
| Major permits | 2 |
| Minor permits | 287 |
| Drinking water systems | 55 |
| Recycling centers | 3 |
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.
- JOHNSON CONTROLS WEST UNION Significant noncompliance · $12k in penalties
- CONEROSS HYDRO PROJECT Significant noncompliance
- DUKE ENERGY - BAD CREEK HYDRO Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- BASF CORPORATION $14k in penalties
- MHC CAROLINA LC, INC CAROLINA LANDING CAMPGROUND $13k in penalties
- BASF CORP - SUITE B $10k in penalties
- ITRON ELECTRICITY METERING INC $9k in penalties
- NACO FOXWOOD HILLS SD $6k in penalties
Superfund sites
Bordering counties
- Anderson County
- Franklin County, GA
- Habersham County, GA
- Hart County, GA
- Jackson County, NC
- Macon County, NC
- Pickens County
- Rabun County, GA
- Stephens County, GA
- Transylvania County, NC
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.