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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021.04.23_CCO.p19_ChemoursExtensionRequest The Chemours Company Fayetteville Works 22828 NC Highway 87 W Fayetteville, NC 28306 April 23, 2021 Sushma Masemore Acting Assistant Secretary N.C. Department of Environmental Quality 1613 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1613 sushma.masemore@ncdenr.gov Re: Consent Order Paragraph 19 - Request for Extension of Deadline Dear Ms. Masemore, Following up on previous discussions and correspondence with DEQ, I am writing on behalf of Chemours to seek a further extension of 3 months, to July 30, 2021, to meet the Consent Order Paragraph 19 requirements in Bladen and Cumberland Counties west of the Cape Fear River. Paragraph 25 of the Consent Order states: “For good cause shown, Chemours may submit to DEQ one or more requests for extensions of up [to] three months each for any deadline specified in paragraphs 19-24.” By letter dated March 8, 2021, pursuant to Paragraph 25 of the Consent Order, Chemours submitted to DEQ a request for an extension to meet the Paragraph 19 requirements in Bladen and Cumberland Counties west of the Cape Fear River. By letter dated March 15, 2021, DEQ granted an extension to April 30, 2021. As noted in those letters, DEQ has concurred with the potential feasibility of public water connections for certain parties in Bladen County west of the Cape Fear River and is continuing to evaluate feasibility for Cumberland County west of the Cape Fear River. Chemours, meanwhile, has continued discussions with both Bladen and Cumberland Counties regarding the potential expansions of their public water systems to supply affected parties west of the Cape Fear River, and those discussions remain ongoing. Accordingly, pursuant to Paragraph 25 of the Consent Order, Chemours requests a further extension of 3 months, to July 30, 2021, to meet the Paragraph 19 requirements in Bladen and Cumberland Counties west of the Cape Fear River. Further, as Chemours has discussed with DEQ and as noted in previous letters, the potential infrastructure expansions of the Bladen and Cumberland County public water systems may take multiple years to complete, necessitating multiple additional 3 month extensions under the Consent Order. Chemours will continue to keep DEQ informed throughout this process. 2 Because of the time sensitivity of this request, and because it is interim in nature, we ask for a prompt response. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter further, please contact me at dawn.m.hughes-1@chemours.com. Sincerely, Dawn M. Hughes Plant Manager Chemours – Fayetteville Works Cc: William F. Lane, DEQ Francisco Benzoni, NC DOJ Michael Abraczinskas, DAQ Michael Scott, DWM Danny Smith, DWR David C. Shelton, Chemours John F. Savarese, WLRK Kemp Burdette, CFRW Geoff Gisler, SELC