Loading city report
Preparing Anderson environmental records...
Review government records associated with Anderson, South Carolina.
Toxin Scout is in beta. Please verify important findings with the linked sources.
Loading city report
Preparing Anderson environmental records...
Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.
Public water-system records for Anderson, SC from EPA SDWIS.
West Anderson W/D (0420006)
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 17,430 people
Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012)
PFAS detected below the official threshold used by this report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 38,204 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Dec 2023 to Aug 2025.
Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring
EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.
PFAS detections below EPA limits.
Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites
DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Anderson drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.
No DoD PFAS investigation records shown for this report.
EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Upper Rocky River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Pathogens
Affected uses: Ecological, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Anderson County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Garrison Arena — Pendleton, South Carolina
Annual mean: 0.043 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
American Concrete & Precast LLC - Anderson
Reported: 2024
Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Anderson
Reported: 2024
Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors LLC - Anderson
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO3 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
1322 Glenn Street And 354 Railroad Circle, Anderson
Reported: Feb 2026
821 Williamston Road, Anderson
Reported: Feb 2026
805 S Main St, Anderson
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
Release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Anderson County, SC
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Anderson County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No records dated within the last 5 years surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Anderson County, South CarolinaPop. 209,581
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 11,180 | 10,318 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 17.3% | 16.1% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 18.8% | 16.3% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 36.1% | 36.4% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 10.9% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 73.7 | 75.2 | 77.6 |
EPA testing found PFAS in water samples from West Anderson W/D (0420006). Results dated Nov 4, 2024 to Aug 13, 2025 include PFBS at 0.0034 to 0.004 micrograms per liter.
EPA testing found PFAS in water samples from Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012). Results dated Dec 5, 2023 to Oct 8, 2024 include PFBS at 0.0031 to 0.0034 micrograms per liter.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 4 violations for West Anderson W/D (0420006), including 1 marked active.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 2 violations for Electric City Utilities (Sc0410012).
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Anderson.
The monitoring station at Garrison Arena, Pendleton, South Carolina recorded an annual average of 0.043 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow
The radon data for Anderson covers Anderson County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund sites were returned for this city report.
This city report shows 3 brownfield sites: Anderson Mill Site Railroad Circle; Anderson University; Commercial Property 805 S Main St.
EPA Superfund recordsView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHO
The county data for Anderson reports a life expectancy of 73.7 years in Anderson County, South Carolina.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Anderson reports 11,180 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Anderson County, South Carolina. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Anderson lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.4 micrograms per cubic meter in Anderson County, South Carolina.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Plantation Pipe Line Co near Anderson on May 12, 2014. The reported release was a liquid petroleum product.