Chemours ordered to provide bottled water to 15 more homeowners
SOUTHEASTERN NC (WWAY) — State officials have ordered 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.
Fifty residential well owners living near Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility are receiving bottled water because of GenX detections above the provisional drinking water health goal established by the state Department of Health and Human Services.
DEQ and Chemours have sampled 128 residential wells since testing near the facility began in September.
DEQ continues to send all well owners the results of well testing and health and other information based on the results.
DEQ will continue to receive and verify the results from Chemours’ sampling.
“Well water sampling will continue until we find where the contamination ends.
We will do spot checks to verify Chemours’ results, and notify well owners of results as we receive them,” said Secretary Regan.
DEQ is in discussions with Chemours about longer-term water solutions for residents with affected wells, most of whom live north of the facility.
Among the possibilities are installing home filter systems or connecting affected homes to an uncontaminated well source or a nearby public water supply.
The state is coordinating with Bladen and Cumberland counties about waterline placement.