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RALEXGH—Stoteoffiobdobndkatododddkonal enforcement actionsagainst Chen/our Wednesday after
preliminary state test results detected GenXand another perflouninated compound in violation of state
groundwater standards innon water wells u1the company'sFayetteville Works facility.
Preliminary test results publicized today hvthe state Department ofEnvironmental Quality show
concentrations ofGeoXand PF0/\iuwells onChomnura` Fayetteville Works property inviolation of
state groundwater standards. The wells tested are used forenvironmental monitoring at the facility and are
not a source of drinking water.
Based onthe preliminary results, DE0announced its plans &xcite Chemour withnotice of violation.
Today's announcement comes a day after the state initiated other legal action against the company.
DGOand the N.C. DepartmentofHealth and Human Services onWednesday also alerted health offiubzo
inBkadon and Cumberland counties tothe preliminary test results. The state will perform initial testing
for people who live near Chonour while requiring dho company produouaoonpruhcnontesting und
compliance plan.
The two state agencies are also making plans to host an information m000knn from 6-7:30p.rn. Sept. 14 at
St. Paul's Middle School Voanswer peoples' questions about the groundwater test results from the
Fayetteville Works facility..
'We are taking all necessary steps to address clear violations of state rules and will launch a private well
testingregimen for homeowners living near the facility who wish Vohave their wells tested for free, to
determine ifthe contamination has moved beyond the facility into well water used for
dninking," said Michael Rucom, secretary ofthe N.C. Department ofEnvironmental Quality."As is our
routine when we find violations of groundwaterrules onucompany's property, we are reaching out to
residents who use wells as their source of drinking water."
Preliminary Test Results from Chemwnrs^Wells
Aopart ofthe ongoing state investigation, DEQcoUocted groundwatersamples from |4 groundwater
monitoringwells on the Chemours property in early August. Concentrations of GenX were detected in 13
of 14 industrial wells at the plant exceeding acceptable limits. Two wells on Chemours' property also
revealed levels above the state's interim groundwater standard for PFOA of 2,000 parts per trillion.
Preliminary test results have identified other detections of flouninated compounds.
The groundwater regulatory standards for GenXand the other fluorinated compounds are different from
health goals for drinking water established hvthe N.[.Department ofHealth and Human Services and the
Environmental Protection Agency' Drinking Water Health Advisory level, which are used for public
health, not regulatory reasons.
The water samples collected hvDB0in early August atthe company's industrial wells were sent to three
laboratories. The preliminary results come from only one of the labm—Gel Laboratories inCharleston,

S.C. State officials have not received test results from Chemours that were sent to Test America's
Colorado lab for analysis, and are awaiting final results from the EPA lab in Research Triangle Park.
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