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* Water samples collected on July 12 in the Fayetteville area and July 13 in the Wilmington area
show all finished water sites have concentrations of GenX below the health goal of 140 parts per
trillion. Samples in both regions collected the previous week also reflected this downward trend,
except for one anomaly at the Blade Bluffs industrial site. Test results for samples taken at this
location came back below the health goal in the most recent round of testing.
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announced next steps that the state will take to protect drinking water in North Carolina and to
get answers for people living in the Lower Cape Fear region. Key points of Gov. Cooper's plan
include directing the State Bureau of Investigation to assess whether a criminal investigation is
warranted, requesting a public health assessment from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, further engaging the EPA in the health assessment process, expanding the scope of
the state's reconstituted Science Advisory Board, enhancing the disclosure and monitoring
requirements for water quality permits and investing resourcestopriohdzesafew/ater
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* GenXlevels are trending downward. We recognize that these are individual decisions, but based
on what we're seeing and the available science, people can continue drinking and using their
0 Some fluctuation in results is expected for measurements in the parts per trillion range
* Anumber offactors can influence sampling differences inrainfall and
river flows
* DE[land DHHSwill continue tomonitor trends hnthe testing results and keep the public