State won’t suspend Chemours’ discharge permit

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The state is not suspending Chemours discharge permit, for now.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality says Chemours is living up to the state’s demands to stop releasing flourinated compounds into the Cape Fear River.

The DEQ says the state will take the appropriate steps to suspend the permit if the company reverses course.

State officials are still reviewing Chemours’ wastewater discharge permit renewal application.