CFPUA taking part in 3M PFAS settlement

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is planning to participate as a class member in 3M’s proposed settlement with U.S. public water systems affected by PFAS contamination.

In a special-called meeting on Wednesday, the CFPUA Board voted to participate in the proposed settlement, which is pending in multi-district litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Settlement awards to individual class members, including CFPUA, will not be available until the claims administrator analyzes all submitted claims.

Participation in the 3M settlement will not affect CFPUA’s ongoing litigation related to PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River from the Fayetteville Works chemical plant in Bladen County, which is operated by Chemours and, before it, DuPont.