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Subject: ICYMI: Gov. Cooper Urges EPA to Set Limits for GenX
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"initial water tests being conducted by DEQ show that levels of GenX in the water supply are
down dramatically.. additional action from the EPA is necessary in order for North Carolina to
be able to permanently require Chemours to limit or end discharge"
AP: Cooper Asks Feds to Set Rules for Discharge of GenX Chemical
July 17, 2017
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is asking federal official to set
standards for a chemical he recently asked a manufacturer to stop dumping into a river that
provides drinking water along the coast.
In a letter Monday, Cooper told the Environmental Protection Agency he needs rules on the
discharge of a chemical named GenX so he can make his request to the company mandatory.
The chemical is a byproduct of manufacturing and was making its way into the Cape Fear
River from Chemours' plant in Fayetteville.
The company agreed to Cooper's request to stop releasing the chemical last month.
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The Cape Fear River provides drinking water for Bladen, Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender
counties.
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WWAY: Gov. Cooper Urges EPA to Set Limits for GenX
WWAY News
July 17, 2017
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Federal officials must set limits for GenX and other emerging
contaminants so that North Carolina can permanently control its discharge and ensure the
safety of its drinking water, Governor Roy Cooper today told the U.S Environmental Protection
Agency.
In a letter to EPA Administrator E. Scott Pruitt, Gov. Cooper asked the EPA to move more
quickly to finalize its health assessment and set a maximum contaminant level for the
unregulated chemical GenX.
"When we turn on the tap to get a drink, cook a meal for our family, or run a bath for our
children, we count on that water to be safe. North Carolina must have your help to make sure
the water is safe for millions of our families," Gov. Cooper wrote in the letter.
The Cooper administration says it and others got Chemours, the chemical's manufacturer, to
stop discharging GenX into the Cape Fear. As a result, initial water tests being conducted by
DEQ show that levels of GenX in the water supply are down dramatically. State officials
continue to collect water samples, with samples being tested at an EPA lab in North Carolina
and a private lab in Colorado.
Gov. Cooper says additional action from the EPA is necessary in order for North Carolina to be
able to permanently require Chemours to limit or end discharge of GenX or any currently
unregulated chemical. The governor is also pushing the EPA to revisit its existing consent
order with Chemours to apply to all releases of GenX.
"The water, health and welfare of the people of North Carolina require your protection now
from unregulated emerging contaminants like GenX, and I look forward to working with your
agency on this and a variety of water quality issues," Gov. Cooper wrote.
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