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The state's Department of Environmental Quality and Health and Humar
Services have been actively investigating the situation at Chemours'
This measure stems from DEQ`s receipt and validation earlier this week
sample results from 14 groundwater monitoring wells at the Chemours'
Fayetteville Works facility. I
DEQ staff took the samples the first week in August and sent them to Gel
Laboratories in Charleston to be analyzed.
After reviewing the data, 13 of the 14 wells exceeded the 140 parts per trillion
health goal established last summer by the state Department of Health and
Human Services.
The results also showed levels of PFAS compounds above what is allowed by
its permit in several onsite monitoring wells, and detectable levels of PFOA or
PFOS above the EPA's drinking water health advisory level in four wells.
Along with samples collected by the state, the Environmental Protection
Agency took samples from the same 14 wells and sent the samples to the EP
laboratory in RTP. I
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It"s important to understand that these wells are not sources of drinking water
but rather used for environmental monitoring at the facility.
Further sampling is needed to determine the effect on the surrounding
communities and the path of the plume.
Typically, when a facility has exceeded the groundwater standards, that facility
submits its results to the state"s Division of Waste Management whose staff
validates it. Then, the facility provides a sampling plan that shows how it will
I want to reiterate that Chemours has yet to provide its sampling results to the
state, nor has it provided a sampling plan for additional private well sampling
in the community.
Both departments decided, based on the Gel Laboratories data results, to
immediately initiate a private well sampling plan in communities adjacent to
the facility.
Both DEQ and DHHS have been in contact with the Cumberland and Blade
County Health Departments. I
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State and local health department staff will be on hand to answer any health -
related questions regarding the private well sampling plan.
These private wells will be sampled for GenX and other chemical compounds
identified in a 2016 report by the EPA and N.C. State University.
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Along with residential private well sampling, the Department of Environmental
Quality will sample its six ambient wells near the facility for GenX and the
chemical compounds found in the 2016 report.
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DEQ, DHHS and the Cumberland and Bladen County Health Departments a
working together to ensure the safety of the residents in the vicinity of the
facility. I
We only know the results from one of three sets of groundwater sampling
results from 14 groundwater monitoring wells located onsite of the facility.
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Today, DEQ is issuing a Notice of Violation to the Chemours facility for
exceeding the groundwater standards.
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Based on the state's investigation, there is not scientific evidence from the
water sampling the state has already conducted that there are any signs of
GenX in any private drinking wells at sites on the Cape Fear River where the
state has been conducting testing downstream.
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A public meeting with local officials and citizens to discuss the onsite
groundwater results and health -related issues is under consideration;
however, when and where will be determined once the path of Hurricane Irma
DEQ and DHHS staff will conduct further sampling based on results from this
initial sampling in private wells adjacent to the Chemours facility.
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