Cherokee Water Quality Report
3 cities ranked · Average grade: B · South Carolina
Avg Score
78
Cities Ranked
3
Health Violations
3
PFAS Detected
3
78
County avg score
3
Cities ranked
67%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
3
Health violations
3
PFAS detected
Grade Distribution
How Cherokee cities scored
A
0
0%
Excellent
B
2
67%
Good
C
1
33%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing
Comparison
County vs South Carolina average
▼ 3.8 pts below state average
City Map
Water quality across Cherokee
Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.
Highlights
Top & bottom cities in Cherokee
Best cities
Worst cities
County context
1
Superfund site in Cherokee
10.8%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
414,724
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities
Industrial pollution
Top industrial polluters in Cherokee
Industrial polluters nearby
Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Cherokee, 2023.
Total reported releases to surface water: 414,724 lbs
| Facility | Top chemical | To surface water (lbs/yr) |
|---|---|---|
MILLIKEN CHEMICAL ALLEN PLANT BLACKSBURG, SC29702 | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 414,703 |
FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS CORP GAFFNEY, SC29341 | Certain glycol ethers | 20 |
ADAMS COWPENS DM GAFFNEY, SC29330 | Lead And Lead Compounds | 1 |
ADAMS AN OLDCASTLE CO-COWPENS COWPENS, SC29330 | Lead | 0 |
TRIBAL MANUFACTURING INC. CHESNEE, SC29323 | — | — |
+ 5 more facilities
Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023
Superfund sites
Superfund sites in Cherokee
Superfund sites nearby
Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Cherokee on the EPA National Priorities List.
- MEDLEY FARM DRUM DUMP
Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List
Full Rankings
All 3 cities in Cherokee
| # | City | Grade | Score | Score | Population | Violations | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacolet | B+ | 84.5 | 5K | 4 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 2 | Blacksburg | B+ | 84.4 | 4K | 14 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 3 | Gaffney | C+ | 65.2 | 46K | 37 | Health PFAS Unresolved |