Lexington County, SC
The federal environmental record for Lexington County (population 309,528): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
11
federal cleanup sites
7
PFAS-detecting water systems
20
TRI facilities
91
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington County Landfill Area | Cayce | on the NPL | 10/04/1989 |
| Palmetto Wood Preserving | Dixiana | on the NPL | 09/21/1984 |
| SCRDI Dixiana | Cayce | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Lexington with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| LEXINGTON TOWN OF (3210001) SC3210001 | HFPO-DA: 9.1 ng/L PFOS: 5.7 ng/L PFPeA: 4.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| BATESBURG LEESVILLE DPW (3210002) SC3210002 | PFOS: 15 ng/L PFOA: 11.5 ng/L PFHxA: 3.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| CAYCE CITY OF (3210003) SC3210003 | HFPO-DA: 11.6 ng/L PFOS: 6.3 ng/L PFOA: 5.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| WEST COLUMBIA CITY OF (3210004) SC3210004 | HFPO-DA: 9.7 ng/L PFOS: 7.9 ng/L PFOA: 6.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| JOINT MUNICIPAL WSC (3220003) SC3220003 | HFPO-DA: 10.1 ng/L PFOS: 6.2 ng/L PFPeA: 4.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| BGWC I-20 (3250012) SC3250012 | HFPO-DA: 9.5 ng/L PFOS: 8.3 ng/L PFOA: 5.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| AMICKS FERRY WTR SYSTEM (3250077) SC3250077 | PFPeA: 10.1 ng/L PFOS: 7.6 ng/L HFPO-DA: 7.2 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
20 facilities in Lexington filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 431k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMC STEEL SC | CAYCE | Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds | 159k lb |
| TIDEWATER BOATS LLC | LEXINGTON | Styrene | 143k lb |
| MICHELIN N.A. INC | LEXINGTON | Zinc compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 53k lb |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP INC PLANT 8S | COLUMBIA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 40k lb |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC. | LEXINGTON | Ethylene glycol, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 16k lb |
| VALMONT - COLUMBIA GALVANIZING INC. | WEST COLUMBIA | Zinc compounds | 11k lb |
| ELECTRO-SPEC INC | LEXINGTON | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel compounds | 6k lb |
| TANNER INDUSTRIES INC. | SWANSEA | Ammonia | 2k lb |
| APEX TOOL GROUP LLC - LEXINGTON OPERATIONS | LEXINGTON | Methanol, Lead | 884 lb |
| COLUMBIA FARMS/HOUSE OF RAEFORD | WEST COLUMBIA | Peracetic acid | 489 lb |
| STEIN LLC | CAYCE | Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 30 lb |
| SOUTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS | WEST COLUMBIA | Lead And Lead Compounds | 12 lb |
| NUCOR BUILDING SYSTEMS | SWANSEA | Manganese, Lead | 10 lb |
| TECHNISEAL | WEST COLUMBIA | Lead compounds | 0 lb |
| PALMETTO STATE ARMORY- DUNBAR | WEST COLUMBIA | Lead | 0 lb |
| CONCRETE SUPPLY CO-CALKS FERRY | LEXINGTON | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| FISHER TANK CO | LEESVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| QUIKRETE - CAROLINA PLANT | WEST COLUMBIA | Lead | 0 lb |
| CMC SOUTHERN POST | CAYCE | - | 0 lb |
| CONCRETE SUPPLY CO LLC-WEST COLUMBIA | WEST COLUMBIA | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 728 tank facilities in Lexington: 602 tanks in service and 1,586 closed. 435 fuel releases are on record, of which 91 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Lexington as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Lexington, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANYCAYCE
- BATESBURG-LEESVILLE LANDFILLBATESBURG
- CAROLINA CHEMICALS INCWEST COLUMBIA
- EARL BREWER PROPERTYLEXINGTON
- HOLLIS ROAD CONTAMINATIONLEXINGTON
- LEXINGTON COUNTY LANDFILL AREACAYCE
- PALMETTO WOOD PRESERVINGDIXIANA
- SCRDI DIXIANACAYCE
- SHIRWAY COURT MERCURY SPILLLEXINGTON
- SOUTHERN SLAG AGGREGATE OF SCSWANSEA
- TIN PRODUCTS SITELEXINGTON