This is a list of Superfund sites in South Carolina designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.[1] These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of March 10, 2011, there were 26 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in South Carolina.[2] One additional site is currently proposed for entry on the list.[2] Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.[2]
| CERCLIS ID | Name | Town/County | Reason | Proposed[3] | Listed[4] | Construction completed[5] | Partially deleted[6] | Deleted[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCD058754789 | Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc (Groce Labs) | Spartanburg | 08/23/1994 | 12/16/1994 | |||||
| SCD047563614 | Admiral Home Appliances | Barnwell County | |||||||
| SCN000407714 | Barite Hill/Nevada Goldfields | McCormick | heavy metals | 09/03/2008 | 04/09/2009 | ||||
| SCD000447268 | Beaunit Corp. (Circular Knit & Dye) | Greenville | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | 09/25/1998 | ||||
| SC1890008989 | Savannah River Site (USDOE) | Aiken | 07/14/1989 | 11/21/1989 | 09/13/1999 | ||||
| SCD058753971 | Helena Chemical Co. Landfill | Allendale | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | 09/13/1999 | ||||
| SCD003357589 | Shuron Inc. | Barnwell | 06/17/1996 | 12/23/1996 | |||||
| SCD004773644 | Independent Nail Co. | Beaufort | cyanide and heavy metals | 09/08/1983 | 09/21/1984 | 09/13/1988 | 04/03/1995 | ||
| SCD094995503 | Kalama Specialty Chemicals | Beaufort | 09/08/1983 | 09/21/1984 | 06/29/1999 | ||||
| SC6170022762 | Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot | Beaufort | 08/23/1994 | 12/16/1994 | |||||
| SCD037405362 | Wamchem, Inc. | Beaufort | 09/08/1983 | 09/21/1984 | 09/30/1997 | ||||
| SCD980711279 | Geiger (C & M Oil) | Charleston | 09/08/1983 | 09/21/1984 | 09/14/1998 | ||||
| SCD980310239 | Koppers Co., Inc. (Charleston Plant) | Charleston | 02/07/1992 | 12/16/1994 | 09/25/2003 | ||||
| SCD003360476 | Macalloy Corporation | Charleston | heavy metals | 10/22/1999 | 02/04/2000 | 09/26/2006 | |||
| SCD980558142 | Medley Farm Drum Dump | Cherokee | 06/10/1986 | 03/31/1989 | 09/29/1995 | ||||
| SCD980558316 | Carolawn, Inc. | Chester | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 05/18/1998 | ||||
| SCD987577913 | Brewer Gold Mine | Chesterfield | cyanide and heavy metals | 09/23/2004 | 04/27/2005 | ||||
| SCD003353026 | Koppers Co., Inc. (Florence Plant) | Florence | 09/08/1983 | 09/21/1984 | |||||
| SCD980799456 | Golden Strip Septic Tank Service | Greenville | 01/22/1987 | 07/22/1987 | 09/30/1996 | 09/10/1998 | |||
| SCD002601656 | Para-Chem Southern, Inc. | Greenville | 10/26/1989 | 08/30/1990 | 09/01/2000 | [8] | |||
| SCD980840698 | Rochester Property | Greenville | Groundwater contaminated with manganese, TCE, and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate.[9] | 06/10/1986 | 10/04/1989 | 10/16/1995 | 10/09/2007 | ||
| SCD003358744 | US Finishing/Cone Mills | Greenville | cyanide and Hexavalent Chromium[10] [11] | 03/10/2011 | |||||
| SCD980558043 | Lexington County Landfill Area | Lexington | 06/24/1988 | 10/04/1989 | 09/19/2001 | ||||
| SCD003362217 | Palmetto Wood Preserving | Lexington | 09/08/1983 | 09/21/1984 | 09/30/1997 | ||||
| SCD980711394 | SCRDI Dixiana | Lexington | 09/30/1997 | 09/08/1983 | 09/23/1992 | ||||
| SCD003354412 | Sangamo Weston/Twelve-Mile/Hartwell PCB | Pickens | PCBs[12] | 01/22/1987 | 02/21/1990 | 08/09/1999 | 09/28/1998[13] 01/04/2002[14] | ||
| SCD037398120 | Palmetto Recycling, Inc. | Richland | Soil and a nearby stream contaminated with lead, barium, and chromium. The site also had an unlined acid pit containing 1,800 gallons of acid waste, 100 drums of caustic waste, and an unstabilized pile of battery casings.[15] | 01/22/1987 | 07/22/1987 | 07/21/1999 | 10/13/2000 | ||
| SCD000622787 | SCRDI Bluff Road | Richland | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 09/09/1998 | ||||
| SCD980558050 | Townsend Saw Chain Co. | Richland | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/90 | 09/23/1999 | ||||
| SCD980839542 | Elmore Waste Disposal | Spartanburg | 06/24/1988 | 03/31/1989 | 09/24/1998 | ||||
| SCD991279324 | Leonard Chemical Co., Inc. | York | 09/08/1983 | 09/21/1984 | |||||
| SCD980844005 | Rock Hill Chemical Co. | York | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | 12/31/1996 | ||||
Superfund Alternative sites are locations that have been found to be polluted enough to be listed on the National Priorities List, but are cleaned up through other methods without formal listing.[16] These are not "Superfund" sites since they do not go through the Superfund listing process. There are 10 SA sites in South Carolina.[17]