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Subject: RE: Detailed Hearing Agenda
Please see below before the hearing.
WILM I NGTON — In the months since the presence of GenX in drinking water was made widely known, it has remained
unclear who is responsible for managing the chemical. Recently, the issue has intensified, and become political,
especially when it comes to the topic of funding.
In June, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority claimed state agencies had given it no guidance; state agencies — like the
Departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human services — in turn said they were waiting for the EPA to
update regulatory guidelines
More recently, a battle between state senators and Governor Cooper has focused on whether additional funding should
go to state agencies. Cooper asked for a $2.5 million emergency funding package to monitor and study GenX, but
Republican state senators have vocally opposed the plan.
The General Assembly's Environmental Review Committee (ERC), organized and largely staffed by Republicans, meets
today to discuss the issue. Other local representatives not on the ERC are also invited to speak, including State Senator
Michael Lee and State Representative Deb Butler, who will have very different views on the subject.
Lee has requested time to speak to put forward his own plan. In short, Lee opposes additional funding for state
agencies. Instead, he supports giving funding to CFPUA to pursue new filtration methods.
"|'m going to ask the committee to send that funding to the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority and also to UN[VV |'m
going toask them tofund the people unthe front |ine," Lee said.
According toLee, Cooper's plan does not provide immediate action in the Cape Fear area. Lee plans to ask the

"Over the next four tofive business days, they would take alook at[FPUA'splan, and if itlooks good, | think they would
fund it," Lee said.
Read more: CFPUA knew about GenX for over a year
When asked about [FPUA'strack record ofrevealing the presence ofpotential toxins inthe water, Lee said testing by
UNCW would provide transparent accountability.
"UNCW would be involved on the testing side, and they would report directly to the DEQ. The folks at CFPUA would be
responsib|eforpunuin8thefi|trationmethodstheyhavebeenconsidering,sothatxvou|dbethedua|oo|esthene,"Lee
Butler, the region'sonly Democrat representative, said her request tobeamember ofthe ER[was turned down. Butler
said she strongly opposing diverting funding away from Cooper's emergency plan.
"Governor Cooper has put forth a comprehensive plan to immediately address the water quality in our area, areques
that has thus far been stonewalled by republican Senators Michael Lee, Bill Rabon and others in their recent letters to
the Governor," Butler said.
Butler said considering contaminants beyond GenX was a crucial part of Cooper's plan.
"Comprehensive testing by the DEQ of all the chemicals in the river. Give the number of hog and poultry farms up river
from our area, it would beprudent to conduct more through testing than what is currently being done. We must know
everything that is in our water," Butler said.
Cooper's plan also calls for a CDC study of what Butler called "the actual health risks, if any, from GenX exposure."
But|era|soaddresseddheisaueofthetransparencyofin'houueteutn0duneatre0iona|vvateruti|kies,indudin8the
CFPUA; Butler cited the CFPUA as the main reason for supporting independent oversight by the DEQ.
"The CFPUA has demonstrated that they cannot be trusted to conduct their own testing and to be forthcoming to the
public, as is evident by the failure to notify the public of the presence of GenX in late 2016," Butler said.
Butler called any plan that didn't include these features an "affront to the interests" of the voting public.
Today's ERC hearing is the first of several planned meetings. It will be held at the New Hanover County Government
Center at 1:30 p.m. Members of the public have been invited to attend and comment.
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Subject: Re: Detailed Hearing Agenda
Thanks Sadie
On Aug 22, 2017, at 8:47 PM, Weiner, Sadie <sadie,weiner.,1'@nc,eov> wrote:
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I have been told that individuals wishing to comment during the public comment portion have
to sign up and will be allowed 2 minutes each to speak.
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Subject: Detailed Hearing Agenda
Please see attached for a more detailed agenda. Apologies if this has already been shared and I missed
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