Reminder: Public Hearing on Chemours Draft Air Permit to Install Thermal Oxidizer

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public meeting and public hearing on Monday, February 18, on a draft permit for the Chemours Company to install and operate a thermal oxidizer/scrubber system for emission control at their Fayetteville Works Facility. The system will significantly reduce the emissions of PFAS, GenX and other pollutants coming from the facility.

The public meeting and public hearing will be held at the Bladen Community College Auditorium. Interested parties will have the opportunity to ask questions during the public meeting that begins at 6:30 p.m., and provide written or oral comment during the hearing that will begin at 7 p.m.

WHAT:          Public Meeting/Public Hearing 
WHEN:         February 18, 2019
                   6:30 p.m. Public Meeting
                   7:00 p.m. Public Hearing

WHERE:       Bladen Community College Auditorium
                   7418 NC Hwy 41 West
                   Dublin, N.C. 28332

The public comment period on this draft permit ends at 5 p.m. on February 22, 2019.

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO SUBMIT COMMENTS

• Email comments to  daq.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please type “Chemours 18B” in the subject line.
• Mail written comments to: NC DEQ Division of Air Quality
                                          1641 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1641

DAQ will consider all public comments and other available information about the permit before deciding whether to issue the final permit.

The application, public notice, draft permit, and draft permit review can be found on DAQ’s website at deq.nc.gov/ChemoursAirPermit