The state is penalizing Chemours nearly $200,000 for failing to protect downstream communities by preventing residual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination at its Fayetteville Works site from flowing into the river.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality assessed $198,929.16 in penalties in the recent enforcement actions against Chemours for failing to meet conditions of the consent order signed in 2019 and violations related to the construction and installation of the required treatment measures at Old Outfall 002 and Seep C at its Fayetteville Works facility, the department announced Wednesday.
“DEQ is committed to protecting communities and their water quality and ensuring that Chemours meets all its requirements and obligations, including those under the Consent Order to prevent PFAS from entering the Cape Fear River,” said Secretary Dionne Delli-Gatti in a statement. “We will take all appropriate enforcement actions, whenever they fa
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