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RE: FYI
Jamie Kritzer
Communications Director
N.C. Department ofEnvironmental Quality
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From: "Kritzer, Jamie"
Dote: 7/13/17548PM 5:00)
To: Gareth McGrath WilninotonStar News
Subject: FYI
[)ate: July 13, 2017
Contact: Jamie Kritzer
Phone:9|9-7O7-
AdditionmUGmnX discharge mkChemmouxmfacility identified and stopped
RAJLK0GJ0—Officials with the N.C. Department ofEnvironmental Quality onWednesday confirmed additional sources
ofthe chemical (]onXu1the Chomour industrial complex have been stopped to prevent the unregulated compound from
discharging to the Cape Fear River.
The state deployed an inspection team totheFayetteville Works facility inresponse to areport from Chomourothat recent
water testing conducted bythe company showed the presence of0enX at the pbnt`mpoint ofdischarge to the Cape Fear
The Chemours facility ouJune 2l changed its process toreroute wastewatercontaining GeoXtotankers for removal and
offsite incineration. DEQinspectors were deployed this week after [homouroindicated that data the company had
collected was higher than what it would have expected after the June 21 wastewater diversion had begun.
"As aresult ofthe investigation,neconfirmed during our inspection that the company halted the affected
industrial activities a1the plant and stopped the additional wastewater di ," saidMkchme\Beoon'ocorotoryofdbe
N.C. Department ofEnvironmental Quality.
The additional discharge wascoming from several areas o1the plant. Company offiobdmhave told the state that the
process areas where the GenXoriginated will remain inactive until the wastewater from the areas is collected for removal
and offs1te incineration.
Aspart ofitsongoing 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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Jamie Kritzer
Communications Director
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
919-210-5935
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