The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will take additional enforcement action against Chemours for an increase in the concentration of GenX in the wastewater discharge at Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility identified in recent water quality sampling results.
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The state Energy Policy Council will meet Thursday in Raleigh to hear presentations on North Carolina’s preparedness for potential disruption of the state’s electric power infrastructure and modern technologies available to improve the infrastructure.
The state Oil and Gas Commission meeting planned for Thursday in Sanford has been cancelled.
State officials received surface water test results from the recreational lake at Camp Dixie in Bladen County showing concentrations of GenX of 620 parts per trillion. Surface water results from Marshwood Lake in Cumberland County showed concentrations of GenX at 915 parts per trillion while the Hall Park baseball field well water showed concentrations of 53.6 parts per trillion.
State officials have directed Chemours to provide bottled water to 15 more well owners near the company’s Fayetteville facility after the most recent test results showed GenX above the provisional state health goal of 140 parts per trillion in their wells.
State officials received results from well testing for Gen X at two elementary schools in the Gray’s Creek community in Cumberland County. There was no detection of GenX at Alderman Elementary School. Results for Gray’s Creek Elementary School showed concentrations of 5.19 parts per trillion, which is well below the state’s provisional drinking water health goal of 140 parts per trillion.
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet in Atlantic Beach next week to provide new commissioners with an overview of the state’s coastal program, consider amendments to rules on erosion control and other coastal issues.
Statewide monitoring shows that North Carolina continues to be in full compliance with national air quality standards as the 2017 ozone season ends today.
Reporters are invited to Wednesday’s 2017 Albemarle-Pamlico Ecosystem Symposium: Eyes on the Horizon where experts will lead a discussion on issues impacting the rivers and estuaries of the Albemarle-Pamlico region.
The state Department of Environmental Quality’s latest water quality test results show levels of GenX, PFOA and PFOS below established health goals at drinking water sites in the Lower Cape Fear River.