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.P.L. 96-510, ), December 11, 1980. 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. One additional site is currently proposed for entry on the list. Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
Superfund sites
CERCLIS IDNameTown/CountyReasonProposedListedConstructioncompletedPartiallydeletedDeletedSCD058754789Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc (Groce Labs)Spartanburg08/23/199412/16/1994SCD047563614Admiral Home AppliancesBarnwell CountySCN000407714Barite Hill/Nevada GoldfieldsMcCormickheavy metals09/03/200804/09/2009SCD000447268Beaunit Corp. (Circular Knit & Dye)Greenville06/24/198802/21/199009/25/1998SC1890008989Savannah River Site (USDOE)Aiken 07/14/198911/21/198909/13/1999 SCD058753971Helena Chemical Co. LandfillAllendale 06/24/198802/21/199009/13/1999 SCD003357589Shuron Inc.Barnwell 06/17/199612/23/1996 SCD004773644Independent Nail Co.Beaufortcyanide and heavy metals09/08/198309/21/198409/13/198804/03/1995 SCD094995503Kalama Specialty ChemicalsBeaufort 09/08/198309/21/198406/29/1999 SC6170022762Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit DepotBeaufort 08/23/199412/16/1994 SCD037405362Wamchem, Inc.Beaufort 09/08/198309/21/198409/30/1997 SCD980711279Geiger (C & M Oil)Charleston 09/08/198309/21/198409/14/1998 SCD980310239Koppers Co., Inc. (Charleston Plant)Charleston 02/07/199212/16/199409/25/2003 SCD003360476Macalloy CorporationCharleston heavy metals10/22/199902/04/200009/26/2006 SCD980558142Medley Farm Drum DumpCherokee 06/10/198603/31/198909/29/1995 SCD980558316Carolawn, Inc.Chester 12/30/198209/08/198305/18/1998 SCD987577913Brewer Gold MineChesterfieldcyanide and heavy metals09/23/200404/27/2005 SCD003353026Koppers Co., Inc. (Florence Plant)Florence 09/08/198309/21/1984 SCD980799456Golden Strip Septic Tank ServiceGreenville 01/22/198707/22/198709/30/199609/10/1998SCD002601656Para-Chem Southern, Inc.Greenville 10/26/198908/30/199009/01/2000SCD980840698Rochester PropertyGreenvilleGroundwater contaminated with manganese, TCE, and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate.06/10/198610/04/198910/16/199510/09/2007SCD003358744US Finishing/Cone MillsGreenvillecyanide and Hexavalent Chromium03/10/2011 SCD980558043Lexington County Landfill AreaLexington 06/24/198810/04/198909/19/2001 SCD003362217Palmetto Wood PreservingLexington 09/08/198309/21/198409/30/1997 SCD980711394SCRDI DixianaLexington 09/30/199709/08/198309/23/1992 SCD003354412Sangamo Weston/Twelve-Mile/Hartwell PCBPickensPCBs01/22/198702/21/199008/09/199909/28/199801/04/2002SCD037398120Palmetto Recycling, Inc.RichlandSoil 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.01/22/198707/22/198707/21/199910/13/2000SCD000622787SCRDI Bluff RoadRichland 12/30/198209/08/198309/09/1998 SCD980558050Townsend Saw Chain Co.Richland 06/24/198802/21/9009/23/1999 SCD980839542Elmore Waste DisposalSpartanburg 06/24/198803/31/198909/24/1998 SCD991279324Leonard Chemical Co., Inc.York 09/08/198309/21/1984 SCD980844005Rock Hill Chemical Co.York 06/24/198802/21/199012/31/1996
Superfund Alternative sites 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. These are not "Superfund" sites since they do not go through the Superfund listing process. There are 10 SA sites in South Carolina.South Carolina Superfund sites CERCLIS IDNameCountyReasonPre-CERCLIS screeningSCD000407376Henry's Knob General ChemicalYorkGround water, sediment, soil, and surface water contaminated with arsenic, barium, chromium, copper, cobalt, magnesium, nickel, lead, zinc, and mercury.Henry's Knob General Chemical09/25/2001
See also List of Superfund sites in the United States List of environmental issues List of waste types TOXMAP
References
External links
EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in South Carolina EPA list of current Superfund sites in South Carolina EPA list of Superfund site construction completions in South Carolina EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in South Carolina EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in South Carolina