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From: Young, Sarah [/O=EXCHANGELA8S/OU=EXCHANGEADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
(FYD|BOHF2]SPDLT)/CN=REOP|ENTS/CN=94E11148]3AA46B9887F8D4[GB961]F4-SK8YOUNG1]
Sent: 8/28/I0I71:39:34PW1
To: Holman, Sheila [/h=ExchangeLabs/ou=ExchanXeAdministrative Group
(FYD|8OHFZ33PDO)/cn=Redpient$cn=94a3f59574d34b769b3bd834a97IO5c5-scho|man];Matthews, Lisa
[matthewo.|[e-mail]]
Subject: Re: quotes for two NCstories (deadline Aug Z5Noon)
Hi Lisa,
lsincerely apologize fornot getting back toyou byyour deadline. Are vvetoo late orcould you still use uquote
if we provided one by COB today? Let me know and we will do what we can. Thanks.
Get Outlook for M
From: Matthews, Lisa «Matthem.Lisa @epa.gov>
Sent: Thursday, August J4,ZU178:O9:4JAM
To: Holman, Sheila
Cc: Young, Sarah
Subject: FW: quotes for two NC stories (deadline Aug 25 Noon)
We'll need quotes by Friday noon (August 25) to make the hard copy document for next week's R4-ORD meeting. Hopt
you'll be able to help us out. Thank you!
From: Matthews, Lisa
Sent: Tuesday, August JJ,Z0171O:4lAM
To: Holman, Sheila xshei|a.ho|[e-mail]>
Cc: Young, Sarah <[e-mail]>
Subject: quotes for two NC stories
Importance: High
Hi Sheila,
We are finalizing our new batch of stories this week for the R4 State Commissioners' meeting on August 30. Are you able
to provide a quote for the two NC stories?
Lisa Matthews
Senior Advisor and State Liaison
USEPA Office ufResearch and Development
202-564-6669oifice
202-577-4035mobHe
Partners: Cape Fear Public Utility Authority; Town ofPittsboro,NC; Fayetteville, NCState Highway and Public Works
Commission, NCDepartment ufEnvironmental Quality
Challenge: Mapping PFASlevels across anentire river basin
Resource: Methods development and laboratory analyses

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Because ofconcerns about long -chain per-andpolyfluoroa|kylsubstances(PFAS)vvhichpeoiriintheemvinonment,their
use began being phased out in 2006. In 2007, EPA ORD began a first -ever effort in the U.S. to map PFAS levels in an
entire watershed, focusing on North Carolina's Cape Fear River Basin. This mapping effort demonstrated that there were
multiple sources of many different PFASthroughout the basin, suggesting that since the basin is a major drinking water
resource, it could potentially be responsible for human exposures to PFAS throughout the entire region. As part of this
effort, ORD also developed research based methods to measure PFAS in drinking water.
EPA ORD's PFAS research in the Cape Fear Basin has continued since the 2007 mapping effort, specifically focusing on
continued tracking of PFAS in surface and drinking water samples while discovering the emergence of novel PFAS using
high resolution mass spectrometry (HRK4S) non -targeted analysis approaches. This work was highlighting the ongoing
presence not only of many of the old, legacy PFAS compounds (such as PFOS/PFOA), but also of a suite of new PFAS
(such as GenX) that came into production after the legacy PFASvveve phased out. Most recently, ORD researchers
showed conclusively that these new PFASxvere present in the drinking water in Wilmington, N[, which will assist the
state ofNorth Carolina in understanding exposures from PFAS.
Partners: NC Department ofEnvironmental Oua|hy, City ofCharlotte, City ofRaleigh
Challenge: Acceptance of bio-contaminated waste water by Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
Resource: Technical support inthe area of pathogens in wastewater infrastructure
In October2U14, EPA held aforum on pathogens in wastewater
infrastructure for state and POTVV representatives. The forum
focused onproviding recommendations, technical information, and
potential solutions tothe wastewater industry, particularly in
emergencies.
EPA isinvestigating data needs inareas that, if filled, could assist
wastewater plant operators inmaking decisions about whether
and how to acceptxva�tem/ wastewater xv�h pathogens (e.�.
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anthrax bacteria, Ebola virus) during an emergency. EPA is also in the process of performing research projectsto address
needs associated with POTW acceptance of wastewater potentially contaminated with pathogens.
The forum was organized around the following questions: How dow/edeal with waste water contaminated with
biological agents such as Bacillus anthracis or Ebola virus? What is needed/required for utilities to accept bio-
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contaminated wastewaters? What sorts oftests, protocols and regulatory guidance are needed? What isneeded for
permit authorities in NCtoguide/allow utilities to accept these wastes? How should these (tests protocols and
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tests and protocols? What is needed to address concerns and issues raised by the public, wastewater workers and
operators? What are the data Baps and what type ofresearch is needed?
As a result of this forum, EPA and the Water Environment Research Foundation held a national workshop on the topic in
2016. In turn, this led to several research projects being planned and implemented to address the key research gaps and
needs brought upinthe workshop.
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