DEQ-CFW_00049696

From: David Lee [[e-mail]]
Sent: 6/20/2017 2:58:24 PM
To: Regan, Michael S [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group
(FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=be7cdffad666484fbbce3657034Of33b-msregan]
CC: Grzyb, Julie [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group
(FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=75dl654d45154c2abbO8596a2c9af282-jagrzyb]
Subject: Chemours NPDES permit renewal
Mr. Regan,
I am a professional water resources engineer, a citizen of Wilmington, NC, and a father of two young boys who
have been drinking tap water from the Sweeney WTP for their entire lives.
It is imperative that NCDEQ not reissue the Chemours NPDES permit unless something is done to address the
plant's discharge of GenX (PFPrOPrA). Please require them to monitor their discharge and levels of the
chemical upstream and downstream of their discharge. Please establish an MCL that NCDEQ can enforce, so
that Chemours will be compelled to do something.
I understand that the science has not been finalized on the health effects of GenX or the amount of GenX in my
family's drinking water. But this should not stop NCDEQ from taking decisive action. DuPont has a well
documented history with respect to this family of chemicals (PFCs) and waiting too long to address
environmental and health impacts. Please don't let this be yet another example of corporations and stockholders
taking precedence over the people that you and NCDEQ serve.
Respectfully,
David Lee
DEQ-CFW-00049696