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From: Kritzer, Jamie [/O=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
(FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CEE93C49DO1445A3B541BB327DCDC840-JBKRITZER]
Sent: 9/7/2017 2:50:13 PM
To: Devane, Steve [[e-mail]]
Subject: Re: State issues notice of violation against Chemours based on new groundwater tests
Steve,
Let me look into this and I'll let you know what I learn.
Jamie Kritzer
1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]
From: Devane, Steve <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 9:20 AM
To: Kritzer, Jamie
Subject: Re: State issues notice of violation against Chemours based on new groundwater tests
Hi Jamie,
I left you a voice mail, but thought I'd send an email, too.
I understand that Chemours sent DEQ's Division of Waste Management a "Corrective Measures Study Work
Plan" on Dec. 2, 2016. The plan seems to indicate (on page 12) that a level of 7.3 ppb of PFOA was found in a
regional aquifer on the site. That seems to be well above the EPA's public health advisory level of .07.
Can you tell me why this plan was done and what it indicated? Also, did the level of PFOA raise any concerns
at that time?
Also, can you find out if the wells that are being test now were put in to test for C8? If so, how long have they
been there and what are the levels of C8? If not, why were they put in?
I'll be out of the office for much of the day so you can reach me on my mobile number of 910-978-8452.
Thanks
Steve
Steve DeVane
Staff Writer
The Fayetteville Observer
910.486.3572 - office
910.978.8452 - mobile
On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Jamie Kritzer <[e-mail]> wrote:
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Roy Cooper, Governor
Environmental
Quality
Contact: Jamie Kritzer
Phone: [phone]
Michael S. Regan, Secretary
State issues notice of violation against Chemours based on new groundwater tests
RALEIGH — State officials initiated additional enforcement actions against Chemours Wednesday after preliminary state test
results detected GenX in violation of state groundwater standards in non -drinking water wells at the company's Fayetteville
Works facility.
Preliminan, test results publicized today by the state Department of Environmental Quality show concentrations of GenX in
wells on Chemours' Fayetteville Works' property in violation of state groundwater standards. The wells tested are used for
environmental monitoring at the facility and are not a source of drinking water.
Based on the preliminary results, DEQ announced its plans to cite Chemours with a n-otic-c of violation. Today's announcement
comes a day after the state initiated other legal action against the company.
DEQ and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday also alerted health officials in Bladen and
Cumberland counties to the preliminary test results. The state will perform initial testing for people who live near Chemours
while requiring the company to produce a comprehensive testing and compliance plan.
The two state agencies are also making plans to host an information session from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at St. Paul's Middle
School to answer peoples' questions about the groundwater test results from the Fayetteville Works facility.
"We are taking all necessary steps to address clear violations of state rules and will launch a private well testing regimen for
homeowners living near the facility, to determine if the contamination has moved beyond the Chemours facility into well water
used for drinking," said Michael Regan, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. "As is our routine when
we find violations of groundwater rules on a company's property, we are reaching out to residents who use wells as their source
of drinking water."
Preliminary Test Results from Chemours' Wells
As part of the ongoing state investigation, DEQ collected groundwater samples from 14 groundwater monitoring wells on the
Chemours property in early August. Concentrations of GenX that exceeded acceptable limits were detected in 13 of 14
industrial wells at the plant. Preliminary test results have identified other detections of flourinated compounds.
The water samples collected by DEQ in early August at the company's industrial wells were sent to three laboratories. The
preliminary results come from only one of the labs — Gel Laboratories in Charleston, S.C. State officials have not received test
results from Chemours that were sent to Test America's Colorado lab for analysis, and are awaiting final results from the EPA
lab in Research Triangle Park.
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