RALEIGH – The Department of Environmental Quality is directing Chemours to further expand drinking water well sampling in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Columbus Counties and to prioritize specific areas for immediate sampling. Chemours is required to provide alternate water supplies based on results as specified by the Consent Order.
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The State Energy Office will be hosting an Energy Efficiency Committee meeting on Monday, May 16th at 11:00AM via WebEx.
This meeting will be held via videoconference; see Webex link below or contact apnep@ncdenr.gov for more information.
This is a meeting of the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership's Science and Technical Advisory Committee. All APNEP-led meetings are open to the public. For more information, visit the APNEP website or contact Stacey Feken at stacey.feken@apnep.org.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is currently accepting public comments on a draft discharge permit for a proposed groundwater treatment system at the Chemours facility that would substantially reduce PFAS entering the Cape Fear River via contaminated groundwater.
The State Energy Office will be hosting an Energy Infrastructure Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 10th at 3:30PM via WebEx.
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