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The Chemours Company
Fayetteville Works
22828 NC Highway 87 W
Fayetteville, NC 28306
February 3, 2021
Sheila Holman
Assistant Secretary for the Environment
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
sheila.holman@ncdenr.gov
Re: Consent Order Paragraph 21 - Request for Extension of Deadline
Dear Ms. Holman,
Following up on previous discussions and correspondence with DEQ, I am writing on
behalf of Chemours to seek an extension of the deadline under paragraph 21 of the Consent
Order entered by the Bladen County Superior Court on February 25, 2019. 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.”
Paragraph 21 of the Consent Order requires that Chemours sample “drinking water wells
for a distance of at least one-quarter (1/4) mile beyond the nearest well with test results showing
a quantifiable level of any PFAS listed in Attachment C above 10 ng/L” and that “[s]uch testing
shall be completed within eighteen (18) months of entry of this Order” (i.e., by August 25,
2020). On May 19, 2020, Chemours requested a deadline extension of 3 months, to November
25, 2020, and, on May 22, 2020, DEQ granted the requested extension. On October 29, 2020,
Chemours requested another deadline extension of 3 months, to February 25, 2021, and, on
November 23, 2020, DEQ granted the requested extension.
As described in the October 29, 2020 request letter and discussed with DEQ, Chemours
anticipates that completion of the paragraph 21 sampling program will likely take much of 2021,
although we understand that extension requests will be considered in 3-month intervals.
Chemours continues to devote substantial resources to complete the paragraph 21 sampling
program as expeditiously as practicable and continues to make significant progress, as described
in the Consent Order quarterly progress report submitted on January 26, 2021. Accordingly,
pursuant to paragraph 25 of the Consent Order, Chemours hereby requests another extension of 3
months, to May 25, 2021.
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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