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Kershaw Water Quality Report

4 cities ranked · Average grade: B+ · South Carolina

Avg Score
84.7
Cities Ranked
4
Health Violations
4
PFAS Detected
2
Live Water Alerts for South Carolina →
84.7
County avg score
4
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
4
Health violations
2
PFAS detected

How Kershaw cities scored

25%
75%
A
1
25%
Excellent
B
3
75%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs South Carolina average

B+
Kershaw
84.7/100
B+
South Carolina avg
81.8/100
▲ 2.9 pts above state average

Water quality across Kershaw

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

South Carolina city water quality map
95.0%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
457,670
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Kershaw

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Kershaw, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 457,670 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
INV CAMDEN PLANT
Chemicals · KOCH INC
LUGOFF, SC29078
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)457,670
SOUTHERN FELT CO INC.
Textiles · UNIFRAX I LLC
BETHUNE, SC29009
DENKAI AMERICA INC
Fabricated Metals · NA
CAMDEN, SC29020
GE APPLIANCES A HAIER CO - CAMDEN
Electrical Equipment · HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
CAMDEN, SC29020
NEW SOUTH LUMBER & WOOD PRESERVING COS CAMDEN PLANT
Wood Products · CANFOR SOUTHERN PINE INC
CASSATT, SC29032

+ 3 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 4 cities in Kershaw

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Cassatt
A
92
25K 7 Health Unresolved
2 Camden
B+
84.9
18K 18 Health PFAS Unresolved
3 Lugoff
B+
82.2
23K 34 Health PFAS Unresolved
4 Bethune
B
79.6
4K 20 Health Unresolved
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