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From: Kritzer, Jamie [/D=[XCHANG[LAB5/OU=EXCHANGEADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
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Subject: FW: favor
Jamie Kritzer
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From: Christina Ha|ey[maikozha|ey@wi|mingtonbiz.com]
Sent: Friday, August O4 20173:00PM
To: Kritzer, Jamie ^jamie.krhzer@ncdenr.8ov>
Subject: RE: favor
Jamie — Basically, my story looks at the larger spectrum of industry vs. chemicals along the Cape Fear River, using the
GenX issue as a peg. I plan to look at the overall industry issued permits, the backlog you all are facing, what other
chemicals are the water (both regulated and unregulated) and how the NCDEQ authorizes these chemicals in the
permitting process, while balancing out the need to protect human health and allow for industry to conduct business in
the state.
I will also be asking specific questions about the permitting process and Chemours permit.
I have developed a list of questions for you but I hope that I will not be limited to these questions as I may have more in
the coming days prior to the interview and more while the interview is taking place.
How are the chemicals picked? How do you all gather what should be included in permits? And how do you all weigh
one permit with all others that have similar chemicals discharged for the overall scope of what's safe in a particular body
ofwater (in this case the Cape Fear River) and people living alongside it?
How do you all plan to look into by product issues like Chemours and is this a larger piece to a new look at the way you
all conduct permits and how you plan to look at industrial sites in the future?
Is water treatment factored into the amount chemical substances are regulated?
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How do you assess what exactly a company is discharging? Is there methods that testawide range ofregulated and
unregulated contaminates in the waters across the state? Do you actually know exactly what all is in the waters of the
Cape Fear?
As far as the unregulated chemicals in Dr. Knappe's report, other than GenX, how do you plan to regulate and monitor
those other emerging contaminants? Is it possible to find out where they came from and do you suspect they are related
toanother industrial sources other than [hemours?
Has Chemousexceeded any regulations ofit's permit? |fso, is itdocumented and when did that vio|ation(u)take place?
Are violations normal? What happens when there is a slight violation in the regulatory process?
If there is a permitting back log and industries are currently operating under old permits, how do you all keep them
regulated oncurrent industry standard regulations?
What is the status of Chemours new permit? Is there a timeline or how long do you all think a permit will be pending
during the larger investigative process by local, state and federal authorities?
The "new class ofemerging contaminants" how doyou plan onhandling that issue asfar aspermitting and
monitoring? Can anything be done about it at this point when there is no regulation?
How is The Chemours Co. able to have a limitation for GenX in one part of it's discharge permit and not the other?
Where in the permit does it allow GenX? — I've looked over the report several times and it does not state the generic
chemical name nor the full chemical name?
Let me know if I can help you any further.
Best,
Christina
From: Kritzer, Jamie
Sent: Friday, August 4,Z0171Z:34PM
To: Christina Haley
Subject: favor
Christina,
Domeafavor and just send mealist ofthe questions you would like toask?
I'm trying to get the right people in the room to speak with you.
Jamie Kritzer
Communications Director
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
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