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Subject: Fwd: Additional GenX discharge at Chemours facility identified and stopped
Sheila Holman and I had a call with Michael Johnson around 2pm and he indicated the process will be back on
line Sunday so it will be good to see the data from Monday's sampling. Really want to thank you, Tim. The
extra two weeks will be helpful to confirm if the discharge had stopped.
PlOs are working on press release for data with one of my staff working on improvements to a map. I will
remind Jamie to reach out to the EPA PlOs if he had not already. Need to make sure you get the credit.
Appreciate the consultation with Mark on whether any residual chlorine would cause an issue with the analysis.
That was our final concern. Hope the PlOs can get the data out quickly. Thank you again.
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Subject: Fwd: Additional GenX discharge at Chemours facility identified and stopped
Michael Johnson indicated today that the manufacturing process would be starting again
tomorrow and be back up in full production Sunday. Sample data Monday and Thursday will be
important.
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From: Jamie Kritzer <jamie.kritzerLo)ncdenr.gov>
Date: July 13, 2017 at 5:54:26 PM EDT
To: <Iinda.etilpepl)erLa).ncdeiii-.gov>
Subject: Additional GenX discharge at Chemours facility identified and
stopped
Roy Cooper, Governor
Environmental
Qticdity
Michael S. Regan, Secretary
DEQ-CFW-00022641

Release: INUVIEDIATE
Date: July 13, 2017
Contact: Jamie Kritzer
Phone: [phone]
Additional GcnX discharge at Chcrnours facility idcntificd and stopped
RALEIGH — Officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday confirmed additional sources of the
chemical GenX at the Chemours industrial complex have been stopped to prevent the unregulated compound from discharging
to the Cape Fear River.
The state deployed an inspection team to the Fayetteville Works facility in response to a report from Chemours that recent water
testing conducted by the company showed the presence of GenX at the plant's point of discharge to the Cape Fear River.
The Chemours facility on June 21 changed its process to reroute wastewater containing GenX to tankers for removal and offsite
incineration. DEQ inspectors were deployed this week after Chemours indicated that data the company had collected was higher
than what it would have expected after the June 21 wastewater diversion had begun.
"As a result of the DEQ-led investigation, we confirmed during our inspection that the company halted the affected industrial
activities at the plant and stopped the additional wastewater discharge," said Michael Regan, secretary of the N.C. Department
of Environmental Quality.
The additional discharge was coming from several areas at the plant. Company officials have told the state that the process areas
where the GenX originated will remain inactive until the wastewater from the areas is collected for removal and offsite
incineration.
As part of its ongoing investigation, DEQ will continue to collect water quality samples until late July near the Chemours
facility and downstream, and will use data from testing to inform its decisions moving forward.
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