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From: Kritzer, Jamie [/D=[XCHANG[LAB5/OU=EXCHANGEADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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Subject: Re: Questions and fact check Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Bridget. Iwill discuss with you lining upuointerview with her
Jamie Kritzer
Public information officer
N.C.Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources
1601Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC27699-l6O|
Office: (gl4)7O7-8d02
From: Munger, Bridget
Sent: Wednesday, August 2,ZU17SJO:4SPM
To: Christina Haley
Cc: Kritzer, Jamie
Subject: RE: Questions and fact check - Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Hi Christina,
My apologies for the delayed response. Please see answers below.
1.)When might |boable toschedule nnofficial phone interview with NCDEQ?
I'm going tndefer tn DEQ`n communications director, Jamie Kritzer, regarding the Interview request. He is, copied on this
2.) Can you answer the question about the chemicals in the report and if all six are being linked to Chemours or not?
Sources have not been confirmed for the additional chemicals noted in Dr, Knappe's study,
3.)Can you make Chemnurocurrent permit available?
I have attached the current Chemours permit to this ernail in two parts, Part one is the permit issued Feb, 6.2012, Part
two isthe nams/ownemhipchange psrmitmodification issued Oct, 28.2O1S,
Let me know. Thanks!
Beat.
Christina
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From:Christina Haley
Gent: Friday, July J8.2O175:54PK8
To: K8unger, Bhdget<[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Questions and factchook- Greater Wilmington Business Journal
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This list you provided from Dr. Knappe's report ... are all these chemicals being linked to the Chemours site or are they
suspected to come from other industrial sites along the Cape Fear?
Beat.
Christina
•HiChristina,
• Please see the attached Dks fore copy of Dr. Kneppe's report. The six compounds the lab will be testing for are included
in graph (b) on the third page of the report. The graph doesn't spell out the acronyms, so I've included the full list below.
GenXisfourth onthe list.
xBridget Munger
xPublic Information Officer
x N.C. Department ofEnvironmental C>ue|by Division of Energy, KAinona|
xand Land Resources Division ofWater Resources
xA19-8D7'G3G3 office
xA19-2D7-778G mobile
�� Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
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• Carolina Public Records Law and may badisclosed tothird parties.
•Fnum: Munger, Bridget
• Sent: Wednesday, June 28.2O171:68PK8
•Tn: Christina Ha|ay<oha|ey@vvi|mingtonbiz.uom>
• Cc: Kritzer, Jamie <[e-mail];Munger, Bridget
• <[e-mail]>
• Subject: RE: Questions and fact check ' Greater Wilmington Business
•Journa|
> In addition to GenX, the labs will run analysis for the seven analytes mentioned in Dr. Knappe's research. I have
requested a list from the DEQ laboratory, but you can also find that information in the published research paper.
>Cfthe 1Adischarge outha|lsalong the Cape fear, 11 ofthem are municipal wastewater treatment plants and eight are
industrial facilities.
xBridget Munger
xPublic Information Officer
x N.C. Department ofEnvironmental Quality Division of Energy, Mineral
xand Land Resources Division ofWater Resources
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>1812Mail Service Center
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> Carolina Public Records Law and may bedisclosed tuthird parties.
> From: Christina Haley [naiko:oha|ay@wi|minAtonbiz.uom]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27.2O1711:S2AM
> To: Munger, Bridget
> <bhdged.munger@ncdoncgnv<maikn:bhdQot.mung*r@nodencgov>>
> Cc: Kritzer, Jamie
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> Hey Bridget,
> Thank you for the information.
xVVhUo | appreciate your help and know you all have o lot of requests to fulfill at the moment, | don't think | was specific
enough about myfirst question.
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x Last week, | had asked u few questions and Assistant Secretary of Environment Gho|ie Holman indicated that you all
were looking at a few unregulated pollutants now and working with EPA to look at health studies and determine how best
to move forward addressing those. | don't see anything on the EPA vvoboitothat addresses that nrhow many you all are
looking at. | was told that Shelia Holman and | could follow up.
> Even though I am past my deadline at this point for print, I would like to see if you all could provide an answer to that
question for an update I am working on for a daily story today set to post at 3 p.m.
> Also, if you could be specific to the number of industries vs. wastewater industry in the 19 major facilities, that would be
great. And I'm assuming the Chemnunaplant isincluded inthat number?
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> Thank you for your time.
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>Christina
>From: Munger, Bridget [maiMn:bridgetmungor@nod*ncQov]
> Sent: Thursday, June J2.2D174:35PK8
>Tn: Christina Haley
> <nha|ey@wi|mingtonbiz.onm<meiko:ohe|ey@wi|mingtonbiz.nom>>
> Cc: Kritzer, Jamie
><jamie.kritzor@nod*nr.Qov<meikojemie.hrkz*[e-mail]*>
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>Christna.
> Please see below for answers to your questions as well as corrections to the content from last week (first email below).
> Is there ongoing research (other than the current GenX) investigation to find emerging compounds/contaminates, either
chemical or microbial in our water system? Have any been found in the past? If so, how many and do they pose a risk to
human health?
> As a requirement of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gathers
data about select unregulated contaminants to determine their prevalence and levels at drinking water facilities in the
nation. When combined with relevant health effect studies, the data is used to help EPA determine if regulation is
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necessary, and if so, at what levels. The web page for the overall program and monitoring data can be found at:
• How many industries are currently being monitored inour region along
• the Cape Fear River? (If too many for an estimate, then I could also use any information that could describe the vast
amount of industries you all are monitoring or why it's important. Or both.) There are 19 major facilities located on the
mainstern of the Cape Fear River that have a NPIDES wastewater discharge permit. Over half of those facilities are
municipal wastewater treatment plants. All of these facilities are required to perform monitoring and submit monthly
discharge monitoring reports to DEQ. For industrial dischargers, the types of chemicals they are required to monitor for
depends on their industrial processes and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Is this GenX investigation impacting any other industries along the Cape Fear River?
• No. At this time, DEQ believes the source of the GenX compound to be the Chemours' Fayetteville facility.
> How would you summarize the GenX investigation and what it is the end mission of the investigation? Could you
describe how nrinwhat ways this investigation could have esanend result?
> Staff with DEQ are monitoring multiple locations along the Cape Fear to determine current levels of the GenX
compound in the water. This monitoring will continue for three weeks, allowing the state to capture new data on conditions
in the river. Our objective is to determine the current concentration of GenX in the lower Cape Fear, and in partnership
with DHHS, better characterize any potential health risk associated with that concentration. The potential health risk will
help guide next steps in the process.
> Is this a reapplication after the 5-year timeframe, or simply a permit renewal and is there a difference? And what is the
timeline for Chemours new permit? Does the NCDEQ's investigation have any impact on the timeline for permit renewal at
this time? In other words, are you all waiting for the completed investigation before issuing a new permit to Chemours?
> Yes, this permit is up for renewal as part of the five-year permit cycle. Chemours' wastewater permit renewal is currently
on hold pending results of the steto'a investigation.
xBridget Munger
• Public Information Officer
• N.C. Department ofEnvironmental Quality Division of Energy, K8inane|
• and Land Resources Division ofWater Resources
*Q1Q-8O7-8363 office
*Q1Q-2O7-7786 mobile
�� Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
• Email correspondence tnand from this address issubject tothe North
• Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
• From: Christina Haley [meiko:ohe|ey@wi|mingtonbiz.com]
• Sent: Thursday, June J2.2D177:42AM
• To: Kritzer, Jamie
•<jamie.kritzor@nod*ncQov<meikojamio.hrkaer@nodencgnv>>
• Subject: Questions and fact check - Greater Wilmington Business
•Jounna|
x|wanted tocheck tosee ifyou all received myquestions yesterday. Myabsolute deadline for nlystory onQonXis
today.
> Also, I am inputing some of the permitting information released during the press conference last Thursday and wanted
tosend you the what | have written about it todouble check itfor factual information. As|understand your staff may not
have had documentation in front of them at the time, I wanted to give you all the chance to correct anything that needs to
be corrected. I have posted the information below.
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> With that, I would like to ask a few additional questions as it relates to Chemours Company's permitting process.
> Is this a reapplication after the 5-year timeframe, or simply a permit renewal and is there a difference? And what is the
timeline for Chemours new permit? Does the NCDEQ's investigation have any impact on the timeline for permit renewal at
this time? In other words, are you all waiting for the completed investigation before issuing a new permit to Chemours?
• From last week; this section has been corrected tneliminate errors:
• Chemours, like all manufacturing companies that discharge wastewater as part of their industrial operations, are
required to obtain NPDES wastewater discharge permits from NCDEQ. In accordance with the federal Clean Water Act,
wastewater discharge permit terms may not exceed five years.
> Currently, NCDEQ is evaluating Chemours existing permit, which expired in October 2016. The facility is required to
continue operating under the terms of its existing permit until NCDEQ issues a new permit. The state has said issuance of
the new permit isnnhold until their investigation into GenXiscomplete.
•Anonrding to NCDEQ Assistant Secretary Sheila Ho|man, every five y*em
• companies are required to submit a renewal application to NCDEQ, which reports any changes in the facility's
wastewater discharge volume and characteristics. The agency's rules set a permit shield of six months while the NCDEQ
conducts this review process. During that time a company is allowed to operate under the existing permit. (See info
above.) In NCDEQ's current evaluation of Chemours' application, and with the new information on GenX, the agency is
looking into any additional changes that need to be made with company's existing permit before reissuing its new permit,
Holman said.
xAhope you all can utleast provide a timely response to the questions and factual check on the circumstances of
Chemours current stance as it relates to the NCDEQ's permitting process.
xThank you again for your time.
xRogards.
xChhstinn Haley O'Neal
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