Chemours Consent Order (February 2019)
Consent Order 
- NEW: Addendum to February Consent Order concerning Paragraph 12 | Attachments Press Release | Public Comments Received
- Signed Consent Order February 26, 2019
- Final Revised Proposed Consent Order 02-20-2019
- Summary Response to Public Comments
- Side by Side Comparison-November to Current Version
- Comments Submitted (November 22 to January 7, 2019) NOTE: PDF file must be downloaded for attachment links in comment emails to work properly)
- DEQ Files Action to Address PFAS Pollution- Press Release Feb. 20, 2019
- Fact Sheet: Proposed Chemours Consent Order
- Draft Consent Order - Nov. 21, 2018
Documents Related to the Consent Order
Groundwater
Air Emissions
Surface Water
Replacement Drinking Water Supplies
Other Compliance Measures
Proposed Consent Order Addendum Submittals
Groundwater
- DEQ letter to Chemours' re: PFAS Isomers (July 1, 2020)
- DEQ Reverse Osmosis (RO) filtration system Frequently Asked Questions (August 2019)
- DEQ Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filtration system Frequently Asked Questions (August 2019)
- Lining of Nafion Ditch and Sedimentation Ponds (paragraph 17)
- Notification Pursuant to Proposed Consent Order Paragraph 17 (Dec. 31, 2018)
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Corrective Action Plan (paragraph 16) Submitted 12/31/2019
Corrective Action Plan
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I - Public Comments on Corrective Action Plan 1/6/2020-4/6/2020
- Carey Counsel Comments on Corrective Action Plan
- Letter to Assistant Secretary Holman re Comments on the Corrective Action Plan (March 12, 2020)
- Cape Fear River Watch Comments on Corrective Action Plan (April 2, 2020)
- First Quarter 2020 Cape Fear River Mass Loading Assessment (paragraph 16)
- On- and Off-site Assessment (paragraph 18) - submitted Sept. 30, 2019
- Cover letter from Chemours about Updated On- and Off-site Assessment (paragraph 18) - submitted Oct. 31, 2019
- Updated On- and Off-site Assessment (paragraph 18) - submitted Oct. 31, 2019
Air Emissions
- Control Technology Improvements (paragraph 7)
- Notification Pursuant to Proposed Consent Order Paragraph 7.b.ii (Dec. 31, 2018)
- Submission Pursuant to Proposed Consent Order Paragraph 7 (Feb. 6, 2019)
- Summary of HFPO Dimer Acid Test Data and Test Results Carbon Bed Outlet
- Fluoromonomers Manufacturing Process Vinyl Ethers North Carbon Bed Removal Efficiency Test Report Test Dates: Dec. 6 and 7, 2018 (Feb. 6, 2019)
- Submission Pursuant to Proposed Consent Order Paragraph 7 (Feb. 15, 2019)
- Fluoromonomers Manufacturing Process Vinyl Ethers North Carbon Bed Removal Efficiency Test Report Test Dates: Jan. 16 and 17, 2019 (Feb. 14, 2019)
- Cover letter about Thermal Oxidizer Performance Test Report (March 30, 2020)
- Thermal Oxidizer Performance Test Report (March 2020)
- GenX Emission Reduction Milestones (paragraph 8)
- Submission Pursuant to Proposed Consent Order Paragraph 8 (Feb. 22, 2019)
- PPA Manufacturing Process Emissions Test Report Test Dates: January 7-8, 2019 (Feb. 21, 2019)
- Semi-Works Manufacturing Process Emissions Test Report Test Dates: January 10-11, 2019 (Feb. 21, 2019)
- Fluoromonomers Manufacturing Process VE South Stack Emissions Test Report Test Date: January 9, 2019 (Feb. 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report Pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 8 (March 22, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report (March 22, 2019)
- Carbon Bed Stack Test Report (April 15, 2019)
- Division and Blower Stack Test (April 15, 2019)
- Stack Test Reports Cover Letter (April 15, 2019)
- Stack Test Reports Cover Letter (April 22, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report Cover Letter (April 22, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report (April 22, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report Cover Letter (May 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report (May 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report Cover Letter (June 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report (June 21, 2019)
- Final PPA Report May 2019 (June 21, 2019)
- Final VE South Report May 2019 (June 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report Cover Letter (July 22, 2019)
- Monthly Emissions Report (July 22, 2019)
- DEQ Letter to Chemours re: GenX Hourly Emissions Data Report (Aug. 19, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report Cover Letter (Aug. 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report (Aug. 21, 2019)
- Final VE South and Carbon Bed and Stack Report July 2019 (Aug. 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report Cover Letter (Sept. 23, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report (Sept. 23, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report Cover Letter (Oct. 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report (Oct. 21, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report Cover Letter (Nov. 20, 2019)
- Monthly Emmissions Report (Nov. 20, 2019)
- Final 82 Percent Reduction Report (Dec. 3, 2019)
- Final 92 Percent Reduction Report (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Division Stack Emissions Test Report (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Stack Emmissions Report for December 2019 (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Disclosure of PFAS Emissions (paragraph 9)
Surface Water
- Characterization of PFAS in process and non-process wastewater and stormwater and the facility, in downstream raw water intakes; and in river sediment (paragraph 11)
- PFAS Characterization Sampling Plan (December 28, 2018)
- Chemours Correspondence to DEQ Paragraph 11 Consent Order Executed (December 30, 2018)
- PFAS Water Modified (January 30, 2019)
- Chemours Paragraph 11a Consent Order Submission (January 30, 2019)
- Non-Targeted Workplan (January 30, 2019)
- Table 3 Plus Method Consent Order (January 30, 2019)
- PFAS Water Modified (March 1, 2019)
- Chemours Paragraph 11a Consent Order Submission (March 1, 2019)
- Non-Targeted Workplan (March 1, 2019)
- Preliminary Table 3 & Results (March 1, 2019)
- Table 3 Plus Method Consent Order (March 1, 2019)
- Chemours Sampling Plan (March 19, 2019)
- Review 11a PFAS Plans (March 22, 2019)
- External Submission Pursuant to Proposed Consent Order Paragraph 11 (March 23, 2019)
- Review of 11a PFAS Plans Final (March 29, 2019)
- SELC Comments on Chemours Sampling Plan (March 29, 2019)
- Post-Site Visit Sampling Plan Comments (April 9, 2019)
- Re [External] Responses to Comments on Paragraph 11a and 11b Submissions (May 13, 2019)
- New Preliminary Sampling Results Contact Information (May 14, 2019)
- Fayyetteville New Preliminary Sampling Results (May 15, 2019)
- Responses to Comments on Paragraphs 11a and 11b Submissions (May 29, 2019)
- Chemours Combined Comments (May 29, 2019)
- 11a Review - Responses to Comments on 11a and 11b Submissions (May 30, 2019)
- NCDEQ Sampling Data DFSA (June 10, 2019)
- NCDEQ Test America Technical Memorandum (June 10, 2019)
- NCDEQ Outfall Data (June 10, 2019)
- NCDWR Lancater Technical Summary (June 18, 2019)
- NCDWR TestAmerica Technical Sumary (June 18, 2019)
- NCDWR Follow-up Letter Re- MTP, MMF, DFSA, and PPF Acid (June 18, 2019)
- Chemours Paragraph 11b Approval with Recommendations (June 19, 2019)
- NCDWR Response to Approval with Recommendations (July 23, 2019)
- PFAS Characterization Quarterly Report (July 31, 2019)
- Quarterly Report Cover Letter (July 31, 2019)
- DEQ Letter re: Consent Order Paragraph 11a Non-targeted Analysis and Characterization Sampling Plan (Aug. 14, 2019)
- Chemours Letter re: Sediment Characterization Plan (Aug. 21, 2019)
- Sediment Characterization Plan (Aug. 21, 2019)
- Chemours Letter re: Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #2 (Oct. 31, 2019)
- Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #2 (Oct. 31, 2019)
- Chemours Letter Providing Response to DEQ Comments re: Sediment Characterization Plan (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Chemours Response to Comments re: Sediment Characterization Plan (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Sediment Characterization Plan Updated Table 1 (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Chemours Letter to Cape Fear River Watch re: Cape Fear River PFAS Loading Reduction Plan - Supplemental Information
Report - Responses to CFRW Comments (Jan. 31, 2020) - Chemours Response to Cape Fear River Watch Comments re: Cape Fear River PFAS Loading Reduction Plan - Supplemental Information
Report (Jan. 31, 2020) - Chemours Letter re: Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #3 (Jan. 31, 2020)
- Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #3 (Jan. 31, 2020)
- Chemours Letter re: Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #4 (April 30, 2020)
- Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #4 (April 30, 2020)
- Chemours Letter re: Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #5 (July 31, 2020)
- Characterization of PFAS in Process and Non-Process Wastewater and Stormwater Quarterly Report #5 (July 31, 2020)
- Accelerated Reduction of PFAS Contamination in the Cape Fear River and Downstream Water Intakes (paragraph 12)
- Approval of Geosyntec for PFAS Mass-loading Modeling and Fate and Transport Study pursuant to Consent Order Paragraphs 12(b), 12(c) and 27
- CV - Beau Hodge (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Matt Vanderkooy (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Michaye McMaster (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Rohit Warrier (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Seth Kellogg (January 14, 2019)
- Notification Pursuant to Proposed Consent Orders (January 14, 2019)
- Approval of Geosyntec for PFAS Mass-loading Modeling and Fate Transport Study (April 5, 2019)
- PFAS Loading Model SOW Final (April 11, 2019)
- SELC Letter to DEQ: PFAS Mass Loading Model Plan (May 3,2019)
- Remedial Options Plan- Cover Letter (May 20, 2019)
- Remedial Options Plan (May 20, 2019)
- Response to Comments on Modeling Scope of Work (May 31, 2019)
- Modeling SOW Response to Comments (May 31, 2019)
- Comments on Chemours Old Outfall 002 Remedial Options Plan (July 3, 2019)
- Mass Loading Plan Approval Letter (July 8, 2019)
- Response to Comments- Remedial Options Plan (July 17, 2019)
- SELC Comments on Old Outfall (August 2, 2019)
- Chemours Letter re: PFAS Observations at Chemours Fayetteville Works Cape Fear River Intake and Outfall 002 in May and June 2019 (Aug. 8, 2019)
- Cape Fear River PFAS Loading Reduction Plan (August 26, 2019)
- DEQ and Cape Fear River Watch response to Chemours PFAS Loading Reduction Plan (September 26, 2019)
- Tetra Tech Technical Review of Cape Fear River PFAS Loading Reduction Plan for CFPUA (Sept. 27, 2019)
- Wind Rose (September 2019)
- Cape Fear River PFAS Loading Reduction Plan - Supplmental Informaiton Report (Nov. 4, 2019)
- Mass Loading Model Update – November 2019 Sampling Event (March 16, 2020)
- Toxicity Studies (paragraph 14)
- Request for Lab Approval Pursuant (March 1, 2019)
- Toxicity Study Work Plan Cover Letter (March 27, 2019)
- Toxicity Study Work Plan (March 27, 2019)
- Comments on Chemours (April 10, 2019)
- Letter to DEQ- re: Toxicity (April 26, 2019)
- Holman to Long Letter Re Comments on Draft Toxicity Study (May 3, 2019)
- Responses to Laboratory Questions- Charles River (May 9, 2019)
- Responses to Laboratory Questions Cover Letter (May 9, 2019)
- Responses to Laboratory Questions- EAG (May 9, 2019)
- Brian Long Chemours Toxicity Studies Approval Letter (May 29, 2019)
- Private Well Testing (Paragraph 21)
- DW vs Mod for Chemours (March 27, 2019)
- 537 Mod (March 27, 2019)
- DW Compounds (March 27, 2019)
- PFAS Information for Chemours (March 27, 2019)
- FAY New Prelim Sampling Results (April 9, 2019)
- FAY New Prelim Sampling Results (April 9, 2019)
- Approval of Test America Laboratories, Inc. and Lancaster Laboratories Inc. pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 21 (May 8, 2019)
- DEQ letter to Chemours' re: PFAS Isomers (July 1, 2020)
Replacement Drinking Water Supplies
- Provision of Public Water Supplies or Whole Building Filtration Systems (paragraph 19)
- Approval of Drinking Water Letters to Residents (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3C (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 4 (January 28, 2019)
- NCDEQ GAC Approval Request Enclosure (March 6, 2019)
- NCDEQ GAC Approval Request Letter (March 6, 2019)
- NCDEQ RO Approval Request Enclosure (March 6, 2019)
- NCDEQ RO Approval Request Letter (March 6, 2019)
- Parsons Report Public Water Letter (March 10, 2019)
- Brian Long Chemours- Public Water FS Letter (March 11, 2019)
- Final Letter- Municipal Water Feasibility (March 11, 2019)
- GAC and RO Approval Letter (March 25, 2019)
- Approval of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Whole Building Filtration System and Reverse Osmosis (RO) Drinking Water System pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 19 and 20 (March 25, 2019)
- List of vacant homes or homes that refused water (April 10, 2019)
- Chemours Letter- Public Water Feasibility (June 27, 2019)
- DEQ Letter Concerning Consent Order Paragraph 19 (Sept. 10, 2019)
- Consent Order Paragraph 19 - Public Water Feasibility Analysis for Bladen County Residences on the West Side of the Cape Fear River (Feb. 12, 2020)
- Consent Order Paragraph 19 - Public Water Feasibility Analysis for Cumberland County Residences on the West Side of the Cape Fear River (Feb. 12, 2020)
- DEQ Letter re: Public Water Feasibility Analysis for Bladen County Residences on West Side of the Cape Fear River (Feb. 12, 2020)
- DEQ Letter re: Public Water Feasibility Analysis for Cumberland County Residences on West Side of the Cape Fear River (Feb. 12, 2020)
- Chemours Letter Request for Deadline Extensions on Paragraphs 19 and 21 (May 19, 2020)
- DEQ Letter in Response to Request for Deadline Extensions on Paragraphs 19 and 21 (May 22, 2020)
- Provision of Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Systems (paragraph 20)
- Request for Approval of Notification Letters Regarding Alternative Drinking Water (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3C (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 4 (January 28, 2019)
- NCDEQ GAC Approval Request Enclosure (March 6, 2019)
- NCDEQ GAC Approval Request Letter (March 6, 2019)
- NCDEQ RO Approval Request Enclosure (March 6, 2019)
- NCDEQ RO Approval Request Letter (March 6, 2019)
- Approval of Granular Activated Carbon and Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Systems (March 25, 2019)
- GAC and RO Approval Letter ( March 25, 2019)
- Private Well Testing (paragraph 21)
- Chemours consent Decree- Approval Letter (December 18, 2018)
- 537 DW vs Mod for Chemours (March 27, 2019)
- Copy of 537 Mod (March 27, 2019)
- Copy of DW Compounds (March 27, 2019)
- PFAS Information for Chemours (March 27, 2019)
- Fay New Prelim Sampling Results (April 9, 2019)
- Fay New Prelim Sampling Results (April 9, 2019)
- Approval of Test America Laboratories, Inc. and Lancaster Laboratories Inc. pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 21 (May 8, 2019)
- Chemours Letter Request for Deadline Extensions on Paragraphs 19 and 21 (May 19, 2020)
- DEQ Letter in Response to Request for Deadline Extensions on Paragraphs 19 and 21 (May 22, 2020)
- Provision of Sampling Results (paragraph 22)
- Chemours Request for Approval of Drinking Water Letter to Residents (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3C (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 4 (January 28, 2019)
- Chemours Submission Sampling Results Cover Letter (March 4, 2019)
- NCDEQ Sampling Results Cover Letter (March 7, 2019)
- NCDEQ Sampling Results Cover Letter (March 7, 2019)
- Interim Replacement of Private Drinking Water Systems (paragraph 23)
- Chemours Request for Approval of Drinking Water Letters to Residents (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 1B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 2B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3A (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3B (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 3C (January 28, 2019)
- Letter 4 (January 28, 2019)
- NCDEQ Consent Order (June 10, 2019)
- Drinking Water Compliance Plan (paragraph 24)
- Submission of Drinking Water Compliance Plan Pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 24 (April 26, 2019)
- Drinking Water Compliance Plan (April 2019)
- DEQ Comments-Drinking Water Compliance Plan (July 24, 2019)
- Well Sampling Maps Provided to NCDEQ by Chemours
- Eligibility Notification Letters Provided to Residents by Chemours (Paragraphs 19, 20, 21 and 21)
- Reverse Osmosis (RO) Offer Letter (single Attachment C compound greater than 10 ppt)
- Reverse Osmosis (RO) Offer Letter (combined Attachment C greater than 10 ppt)
- Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Offer Letter (GenX 140ppt and above)
- Chemours Letter re: Consent Order Implementation - Coronavirus Impacts (March 19, 2020)
Other Compliance Measures
- Total Organic Flourine in Chemours' Process Air Emissions and Process Wastewater (paragraph 26)
- Request for Approval Pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 26 (May 6, 2019)
- Total Organic Fluorine- Dr. Richardson CV (May 6, 2019)
- DEQ Letter to Chemours' Brian Long re: Approval of Third-Party Contractor, Susan Richardson, for Total Organic Fluorine Study (Oct. 2, 2019)
- DEQ Letter to Chemours' Brian Long re: Total Organic Fluorine Method Deadline Extension (Dec. 12, 2019)
- Chemours Letter re: Consent Order Paragraph 26 Deadline Extension (June 8, 2020)
- DEQ Response to Chemours/Brian Long re: Paragraph 26 Deadline Extension Request (June 17, 2020)
- Susan Richardson Letter re: Request for 3-month deadline extension for Total Organic Fluorine Method due to Covid-19 (June 4, 2020)
- Fate and Transport Study (paragraph 27)
- CV - Beau Hodge (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Matt Vanderkooy (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Michaye McMaster (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Rohit Warrier (January 14, 2019)
- CV - Seth Kellogg (January 14, 2019)
- Notificatioin Pursuant to Proposed Consent Paragraph 12(c) and 27 (January 14, 2019)
- PFAS Fate and Transport Cover Letter (June 24, 2019)
- PFAS Fate and Transport Report (June 24, 2019)
- Approval of Geosyntec for PFAS Mass-loading Modeling and Fate and Transport Study purusant to Consent Order Paragraphs 12(b), 12(c) and 27
- Quarterly Reports (paragraph 28)
- Submission of Quarterly Progress Report Pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 28 (April 30, 2019)
- Consent Order Submissions to the State of North Carolina and Cape Fear River Watch
- Quarterly Progress Report Cover Letter (July 15, 2019)
- Quarterly Progress Report (July 15, 2019)
- Quarterly Progress Report Cover Letter (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Quarterly Progress Report (Jan. 22, 2020)
- Quarterly Progress Report Cover Letter (April 24, 2020)
- Quarterly Progress Report (April 24, 2020)
- Quarterly Progress Report Cover Letter (July 21, 2020)
- Quarterly Progress Report (July 21, 2020)
- Chemours Letter re: Consent Order Implementation - Coronavirus Impacts (March 19, 2020)
Proposed Consent Order Addendum Submittals
- PFAS Mass Loading Protocol (8-31-2020)
- 2020 Q1 CFR Mass Discharge
- 2020 Q1 CFR Mass Loading
- 2020 Q1 MLM Assessment
- 002 PFAS Mass Load Protocol (8-31-2020)
- Seeps Interim Plan (8-31-2020)
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