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EPA-regulated facilities near West Columbia, SC

There are 1,096 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of West Columbia, South Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (534), water discharge (462), air emissions (126). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 15 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $17M across 10 sites.

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1,096facilities within 5 miles
3in significant noncompliance
15with a violation on record
$17Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste534
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators10
Small quantity generators277
Chemical (RMP/TRI)40
Superfund6
Air emissions126
Major sources4
Synthetic minor sources14
Minor sources23
Water discharge462
Major permits3
Minor permits362
Drinking water systems51
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers1
Scrap yards2
Recycling centers2

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

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

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 West Columbia as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.