Air Quality

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies the air quality of each county in the United States as either meeting federal standards (i.e. "attainment") or not (i.e. "non-attainment").  For significant industrial facilities, locating in a non-attainment county means a longer permitting process and additional pollution control technologies.

Greenville County is currently in attainment for all criteria pollutants except PM2.5 (Particulate Matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter).  PM2.5 is designated as "unclassifiable," and the EPA is in the process of making a determination. SC DHEC has requested that the EPA make the designation "attainment."  To learn more, please download Greenville County's State of Air Quality report.