HomeMy WebLinkAboutDEQp00020480Rodriguez, Teresa
From: Grzyb, Julie
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 7:23 PM
To: Rodriguez, Teresa
Subject: FW: [External] {private} Testing Results
FYI — please put in file.
Julie
From: Culpepper, Linda
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Subject: Fwd: [External] {private] Testing Results
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From: "Culpepper, Linda" <linda.culpepper(@ncdenr.gov>
Date: November 8, 2017 at 12:12:48 PM EST
To: John Nichols <John.Nichols@brunswickcountync.gov>
Cc: "Moore, Zack" <zack.moore@dhhs.nc.gov_>, Ann Hardy <Ann. Hardy@ brunswickcountync.gov>,
Glenn Walker <Glenn.Walker@brunswickcountync.gov>, David Stanley
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Subject: Re: [External] {private} Testing Results
Thank you, John. We are continuing to investigate the Chemours site conditions, and EPA indicated last
night that we will receive their results tomorrow. We're planning to have our QA completed do we can
discuss this during our afternoon call.
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On Nov 8, 2017, at 12:04 PM, John Nichols <John.Nichols@ brunswickcountync.gov> wrote:
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Linda,
We just recently received laboratory results for GenX from testing dated October
19th 2017. As you can see from the attachment; these are in excess of the
140ppt health goal with raw water results at 281ppt and finished water results at
193ppt. According to Brunswick County Water Resources Manager Glenn
Walker, these results may correspond with the DEQ samples taken at the same
time. Also, based on your conversation with Glenn, it appears that this may be
an isolated event due to a containment issue at one of the industrial facilities at
the Chemours site. If this is the case, can you please confirm our understanding
of the situation? We would like to know if you believe that this represents an
isolated occurrence and that subsequent test results will again trend
downward. We would like to share this information with our customers as soon
as possible once it is validated.
Also, while there has been some discussion on this issue in the past, we would
value both DEQ's and DHHS' opinion on the significance of a single spike in
testing results. We would appreciate any language that you or they could
provide that we might share with customers.
Another concern that we have is the absence of recent test results on the DEQ
website. It does not appear to contain test results from September until now. Is
it possible to update this information more frequently?
Lastly, we are concerned that if there was a containment issue at Chemours in
October that it has taken a significant amount of time to be imparted to us. We
do not know when it was imparted to DEQ but whatever the case may be, we
believe this should be imparted to the water providers as soon as possible so
that we may notify customers. We would appreciate any detail that you may be
able to provide on this issue.
I would welcome your input on these several items; if appropriate we could
discuss during the 3pm call tomorrow. We appreciate your continued efforts in
behalf of all citizens affected by this issue.
Regards,
John �/ icGf,, PE, CPESC
Director
Brunswick County Public Utilities
PO Box 249
Bolivia, NC 28422
Utility Operations Center
250 Grey Water Road NE
Supply, NC 28462
910-253-2653 phone
910-253-5776 fax
Brunswick County would like to know why the data is elevated for this particular
week, what you are doing about it, and when are you going to start releasing
your data in a more timely fashion? The NC -DEQ website is still lacking
September and October data. We would like you both to talk openly about all of
these issues in this mornings' conference call at 0930.
Additionally go through the latest take on what water customers should do when
results come back above the 140ppt for GenX.
J.h;, `/�iC/iold, PE, CPESC
Director
Brunswick County Public Utilities
PO Box 249
Bolivia, NC 28422
Utility Operations Center
250 Grey Water Road NE
Supply, NC 28462
910-253-2653 phone
910-253-5776 fax
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