When you think of people without clean drinking water you likely think of Flint, Michigan, but southern Cumberland County is dealing with contaminated water issues of its own.
Dozens of people near the Chemours plant are still living off bottled water.
Frances Minshew should be enjoying her golden years but instead, she’s trying to figure out how to survive them.
"It’s like camping out, camping out in a house.
You know how it feels when you’re in a camper?
Actually, it’s worse," said Minshew Last year, GenX leaked out of the Chemours plant and into the Cape Fear River, a well water source for residents nearby.
Since then, Minshew has been living on bottled water after the DEQ found high levels of Gen-X in her well.
"It scares me to death because I just had cancer," said Minshew.
However, that’s easier said than done.
"If you forget to use the bottles you end up messing up something like if you’re cooking sometimes I forget and pour sink water in there, " said Minshew.