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From: Kritzer, Jamie [/D=[XCHANG[LAB5/OU=EXCHANGEADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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Sent: 9/7/20I7I:38:47PM
To: Sally Shutt [[e-mail]]
CC: Kritzer, Jamie [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=ExchangeAdministrative Group
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Subject: Re: Today'sactions from the state regarding GenXgroundwater testing
Sally,
Yes. It went out late afternoon yesterday. I wanted to get it out earlier but we just had a lot of stuff happening.
Wowere discussing this morning having ocall with you guys io2lodenand Cumberland todiscuss next steps.
Are you orothers available n1around 4Y
Jamie Kritzer
Communications Director
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
}60}M»il Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-}60}
Office: (gTg)707-8602
From: Sally Shutt xsshutt0Dco.cumbedand.nc.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September G,2O17S:U5PM
To: Kritzer, Jamie
Subject: FVV:Today's actions from the state regarding GenXgroundwater testing
Jamie,
Has this gone out yet?
From: Rodney Jenkins
Sent: Wednesday, September 6,JO174:ZSPK4
To: Amy Cannon <[e-mail]>; Sally Shutt <[e-mail]>
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Cc: Daniel Ortiz <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: Today's actions from the state regarding GenX groundwater testing
Per our conversation
Rod Jenkins
Interim Health Director
Cumberland County Dept ofPublic Health
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From: Kritzer, Jamie
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 20174:21 PM
To: Rodney Jenkins
Cc: Kritzer, Jamie
Subject: Today's actions from the state regarding GenX groundwater testing
Gentlemen,
Staff at DEQ wanted to give you both a heads up to a news release we are sending today. Attached is a courtesy copy for
you and your staff and speaking points from the agency.
Thanks,
Jamie Kritzer
Contact: Jamie Kritzer
RALEIGH — State officials initiated additional enforcement actions against Chemours Wednesday after preliminary state
test results detected GenX in violation ofstate groundwater standards in non -drinking water wells at the company's
Fayetteville Works facility.
publicized today by the state Department of Environmental Quality show concentrations of GenX
inwells on [hemuuns' Fayetteville Works' property in violation ofstate groundwater standards. The wells tested are
used for environmental monitoring at the facility and are not a source of drinking water.
Based on the preliminary results, DEQ announced its plans to cite Chemours with a notice of violation. Toda/s
announcement comes a day after the state initiated other lepal action againstthe company.

DEQ and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday also alerted health officials in Bladen and
Cumberland counties to the preliminary test results. The state will perform initial testing for people who live near
Chemours while requiring the company to produce a comprehensive testing and compliance plan.
The two state agencies are also making plans tohost aninformation session from 6-7:3Op.m. Sept. l4atSt. Paul's
Middle School to answer 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 testing regimen
for homeowners living near the facility, todetermine ifthe contamination has moved beyond the [hemouofacility into
well water used for drinking," said Michael Regan, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. "As is our
routine when we find violations of groundwater rules on a company's property, we are reaching out to residents who
use wells astheir source ofdrinking vvater."
Preliminary Test Results from Chernouns'Wells
Aspart ofthe ongoing state investigation, DEQ collected groundwater samples from 14 groundwater monitoring wells
on the Chemours property in early August. Concentrations of GenX that exceeded acceptable limits were detected in 13
of 14 industrial vve||u at the plant. Preliminary test results have identified other detections off|ourinated compounds.
The water samples collected by DEQ in early August at the company's industrial wells were sent to three laboratories.
The preliminary results come from only one ofthe labs —Gel Laboratories inCharleston, SI. State officials have not
received test results from [hemours that were sent toTest America's Colorado lab for analysis, and are awaiting final
results from the EPA lab inResearch Triangle Park.
Jamie Kritzer
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N.C.Department ofEnvironmental Quality
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