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From: Talley, Nmel|eS[/O=EXCHANGELA8S/OU=EXCHANGEADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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To: Kritzer, Jamie [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=ExzhanXeAdministrative Group
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Subject: RE: response
From: Kritzer, Jamie
Sent: Wednesday, June Z1,ZU173:O7PK4
To: Talley, NoeUe5<NoeUeJaUey@nc.8ov>
Subject: RE: response
Jamie Kritzer
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From: Talley, Noe||eS
Sent: Wednesday, June 2l,2D173:U7PK4
To: Kritzer, Jamie
Subject: RE: response
Yes, I think so. Will add that to my edits and resend.
From: Kritzer, Jamie
Sent: Wednesday, June Z1,ZU173:OGPK4
To: Talley, NoeUe5 K4ackey [hris
Subject: RE: response
This, too, is a good piece from the opening stanza of what we're intending for the web page, ormaybe that's why you
sent italong inthe first place.
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Jamie Kritzer
Communications Director
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
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From: Talley, Noelle S
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 2:07 PM
To: Mackey, Chris <Chris, klackev'@�dhhsnc,�,ov>; Kritzer, Jamie <ja �iekrit�ze�'@n�cdenr.�Pov>
Subject: RE: response
Thanks. We'll go with: DHHS is reviewing all available health data and working with the EPA and the Centers for
Disease Control to get their guidance about health risks of GenX. EPA is updating its risk assessment on GenX;
it is not known at this time when this assessment will be completed.
From: Mackey, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 1:55 PM
To: Talley, Noelle S <NNoelleA'alle -_, ncgov>; Kritzer, Jamie <@rnj�ekritzer �,ncd�enrpo>
Subject: FW: response
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Cc: Mackey, Chris Staley, Danny Coleman, Scott
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Subject: Re: response
Thanks for the clarification. I would consider the following combination or a portion thereof
DHHS is continuing to review all available health data to make sure we are providing the most accurate and
useful information. We are also working with EPA and CDC to get their guidance about health risks of
GenX. EPA is working to update their risk assessment on GenX; it is not known at this time when this
assessment will be completed.
Zack Moore, MD, MPH
State Epidemiologist and Epidemiology Section Chief
Division of Public Health
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North Carolina Department nfHealth and Human Services
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(]nJun 2L20l7 at 1:35pM� Shehee, Mina wrote:
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N[DHHSisreaching out totheir federal partners for guidance about health risks surrounding
GenX. Currently, EPA is working to update their risk assessment on GenX. It is not known at this time
when this assessment will be completed.
From: Mackey, Chris
To: Moore, Zack
Cc: Staley, Danny Coleman, Scott ;
Shehee Mina
Subject: RE: response
Thanks Zack,
Do you think we need to change this sentence to something like:
The EPA is developing an updated health screening level for GenX which should help with this process,
and NC DHHS is also coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control on health screening levels
From: Moore, Zack
Sent: Wednesday, June Z1,ZU171:1ZPK4
To: Mackey, Chris
Cc: Staley, Danny ; Coleman, Scott <�
Shehee,K4ina
Subject: Re: response
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Copying Mina for her awareness of the concerns from this group with our preliminary health
assessment.
I don't know if any specific response is needed, but if so I think the basic message would be that
we are continuing to review all available health data for this chemical to make sure we are
providing the most accurate and useful information. We also work with federal agencies to make
sure our assessments are complete and comprehensive.
Mina and Danny: Please feel free to weigh in if there's anything to add. Thanks.
Zack Moore, MD, MPH
State Epidemiologist and Epidemiology Section Chief
Division of Public Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
919 546 1725 office
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On Jun 21, 2017, at 12:41 PM, Mackey, Chris wrote:
Do you have any input from our D14HS side of the response?
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Subject: response
Your thoughts welcomed. I'm heading into a meeting shortly but will be
available by cell.
From: Talley, Noelle S
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11:43 AM
To: Weiner, Sadie <s, �die.vje�inerl@�ncgov>; Owen, Jenni
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Julia W <Julia...white
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Subject: RE: Nina Szlosberg-Landis *Time Sensitive*
Based on info shared on the call this morning, here's what I would
suggest we share with the Cape Fear Riverkeeper. Thoughts on whether
this should come from press office or policy office are welcomed.
Thanks for your inquiry. We appreciate and share your concerns about
water quality in the Cape Fear region.
The North Carolina departments of Environmental Quality and Health
and Human Services are working together closely to get answers for the
public about GenX in their water supply. Here is the statement our
office shared with local media last week:
"Clean water is a necessity and families and businesses in the Cape Fear
region are understandably concerned about their water. Governor
Cooper has asked the Department of Environmental Quality to work
with the Department of Health and Human Services and local officials to
get to the bottom of this immediately, and to demand answers from the
EPA and the company that produces the chemical."
Last week, DEQ and DHHS announced a joint investigation into the
presence of GenX in the Cape Fear River. The initial goals of the
investigation are to get updated information on levels of GenX in the
river and water supply and the best available information on potential
health risks it could cause. To accomplish those goals, DEQ began this
week collecting water samples for testing by a private lab in Colorado
and the EPA. Those test results can then be used to analyze drinking
water safety. The EPA is developing an updated health screening level
for GenX which should help with this process, and NC DHHS is also
coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control on health screening
levels.
We share your questions for Chemours and DEQ and DHHS will continue
to push the company for answers and action as the state investigation
continues.
From: Talley, Noelle S
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:35 AM
To: Weiner, Sadie <sadie,weiner@nc, ov>; Cole, Samantha
<Sama €tha.Cole@ nc.Re-e>; Porter, Ford C <Ford.Porter ey uc.. ov>; Holl,
Eric J <Frc...HoII.@nc,gy>; Little, Jamal . Barker,
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Subject: RE: Nina Szlosberg-Landis *Time Sensitive*
Here's what we gave WHQR (only media that has asked our office for a
statement on this, to my knowledge).
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Clean water isanecessity and families and businesses inthe Cape
Fear regionare understandably concerned about their water.
Governor Cooper has asked the Department nfEnvironmental
Quality towork with the Department ofHealth and Human
Services and local officials to get tnthe bottom of this
immediately, and to dccouod answers from the EPA and the
company that produces the chemical.
Noe||eTaUey
Deputy Communications Director
Office ufGovernor Roy Cooper
Office:919'Q14'J1Ol
Mobile: 9192lO'l255
From: Weiner, Sadie
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:29 AM
To: Talley, Noe|eS Cole, Samantha
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Eric Litte,]ama| Barker,
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Ow/en,]enni Tarr, Jeremy M
;[hi|dens, Darryl
Subject: RE: Nina Szlosberg-Landis *Time Sensitive*
VVeshould share the statement w/ehad with her. NoeUecan you
circulate what that was?
From: Talley, Noe||eS
Sent: Wednesday, June 2l,2D171O:24AM
To: Cole, Samantha Weiner, Sadie
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White, Julia VV <Jlquti2a�,whi Ovven,
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Subject: RE: Nina Sz|osberg-Landis *Time Sensitive*
K4yunderstanding isthat DHHShad been invited toparticipate ina
public forum hosted bythe Wilmington 5ta[/UN[-VVnext week. Not
sure this isthe same thing but I'll find out.
Noelle Talley
Office of Governor Roy Cooper
Office: 919-814-2101
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From: Cole, Samantha
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:18 AM
To: Weiner, Sadie <sadie,weiner@ c,ggy>; Porter, Ford C
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<Ford, Porter@ nc.Rov>; Talley, Noelle S <NNpoelleA .g�alle -@nc�,-ov>; Holl,
Eric J <Eric.Holi Cq)nc.ov>; Little, Jamal <Jarnal. Little@ nc.,gov>; Barker,
Paul E <PauLBarker@nc,Rov>
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Subject: FW: Nina Szlosberg-Landis *Time Sensitive*
From: Emily Donovan
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:13 AM
To: Governor's Press Office . . � LT.,. g >
Subject: Nina Szlosberg-Landis *Time Sensitive*
17py-wowns!
We're trying to reach Gov. Cooper today before our Community
Forum on GenX happening TONIGHT at 6pm, in
Wilmington. The press has been invited. Local public officials
have been invited to attend from New Hanover and Brunswick
counties.
If possible, here are the items we would like movement or before
5pm today:
- We have strong concerns about DHHS's public health
statement. We think their calculations were wrong. Our scientists
in Wilmington spoke with DHHS on Monday and were not
satisfied with DHES's inability to clarify how the assessed the
known risk. It is my understanding DHHS miscalculated the risk
by a magnitude of three. Basically, DHHS is telling the public that
GenX is I 000x safer to consume than any PFOA/PFO S. We take
issue with that assessment. WE WANT THAT ROLLED BACK
- To my knowledge we have not heard any public statements from
Gov. Cooper on this entire issue and that is getting noted. If there
has been one and we missed it, my apologies... information has
been flowing quickly here. If no official statement has been made
to date, we are concerned by that.
- In that public statement we'd like to know that the State is doing
ALL it can to address this concern locally. Chemours released a
public statement yesterday offering to voluntarily halt all discharge
of GenX into our water supply. We have questions surrounding
that.
1. How is Chernours going to capture, remove, and dispose of the
wastewater containing GenX?
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2. Sounds like this was a voluntary move on Chemours' part. Yet,
the statement only specified Chemours and not Kuraray or any
other facility at the Fayetteville Works site that has access to the
discharge permit and pipes. Does this mean that there will be NO
GenX discharged in any form or any amount from the facilities in
the DuPont, Chemours, or Kuraray complex at any point in time
from now on? Will Chemours be entering into a consent order to
ensure this is the case?
3. How will Chemours ensure that the drinking water drawn from
the Cape Fear River is safe in the future? What remediation steps
will be imposed on them?
Ultimately, we are asking for a better line of communication
between our local stakeholders and the State officials to ensure
greater transparency on this public health issue.
Here is the press release for tonight's Community Forum. it
outlines our speakers. I look forward to working with you on this
issue.
June 19, 2017
GenX
Chemours' private, closed door, meeting with government officials
and CFPUA left everyone with more questions than answers. Cape
Fear River Watch is assembling a panel of environmental and
health stakeholders and professionals on Wednesday, June 21 from
6:OOPM - 8:OOPM at the Coastline Convention Center located in
downtown Wilmington for a Community Forum to address public
confusion and concern.
Former Wilmington mayor, Harper Peterson, will moderate this
discussion. The following professionals and educators have signed
on to give public statements and answer questions regarding
emergent contaminants in our shared water supply:
1. Dr. Lawerence Cahoon, PhD professor UNCW (biological
oceanographer)
2. Dr. Susanne Brander, PhD professor UNCW
(ecotoxicologist)
3. Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper
4. Adam Wagner, StarNews reporter (only reporter invited to
Chemours' meeting).
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5. John F. Green 11, attorney
6. Dr. David Hill, M.D. pediatrician at Kidz Care Pediatrics
Efforts are underway to form a coalition of citizens, community
stakeholders, professionals, and educators called Clean Cape
Fear. Find us on Facebook: @CleanCapeFear to partner with us or
follow our efforts.
Cape Fear River Watch, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization, has been
working to protect and improve the water quality of the Lower
Cape Fear River Basin through Education, Advocacy, and Action
since 1993. Cape Fear River Watch engages residents of our
watershed through programs to preserve and safeguard our river.
Our Cape Fear Riverkeeper is a member of the Waterkeeper
Alliance, an international clean water advocacy organization.
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