NCDEQ requests court order against Chemours

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality filed a proposed court order against Chemours Monday.

The court order would require Chemours to implement numerous measures to eliminate or reduce air emissions and water impacts caused by GenX and related compounds, and address contamination in and around the Fayetteville Works Facility.

DEQ has also established a 30-day public comment period for the proposed order.

They also issued a notice of violation to Chemours for 18 additional compounds found at the plant as detailed in a January report from the company.

Among its many requirements, the proposed order states that Chemours must:

• Reduce facility-wide air emissions of GenX compounds by at least 97 percent by Aug. 31, 2018, with a 99 percent reduction required by Dec. 31, 2019.
• Conduct re-testing of private drinking wells on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, depending on the level of GenX compounds detected in the initial round of testing.
• Provide permanent alternative water supplies or treatment systems to households impacted by groundwater contamination.
• Conduct toxicity studies relating to human health and aquatic life impacts from chemicals at the facility.
• Notify and coordinate with downstream public water utilities when an event at the facility has the potential to cause a discharge of GenX compounds into the Cape Fear River above the health goal of 140 parts per trillion.