Proposed PFAS Consent Decree for Chemours Facilities
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The proposed settlement would require Chemours to cut PFAS pollution tied to three facilities in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey. It includes new pollution controls at the Parkersburg, West Virginia site, drinking water sampling near the West Virginia and New Jersey sites, and clean water support where needed. Chemours would also fund $90 million in future PFAS mitigation projects and pay a $22.5 million civil penalty. Businesses, local communities, environmental groups, and water utilities may want to review the consent decree and submit comments within 30 days of publication.
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Key Changes
- Requires pollution control equipment at Chemours’ Parkersburg, West Virginia facility
- Requires drinking water sampling near affected Chemours facilities and clean water support where needed
- Requires $90 million in PFAS mitigation projects and a $22.5 million civil penalty
Obligations
What this law requires
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Chemours must install pollution control equipment at its Parkersburg, West Virginia facility to reduce PFAS pollution.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Chemours must sample drinking water in communities surrounding the Parkersburg, West Virginia facility and the Deepwater, New Jersey facility.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Chemours must ensure provision of clean drinking water where needed based on drinking water sampling near the West Virginia and New Jersey facilities.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Chemours must fund $90 million in future mitigation projects selected to reduce PFAS at Chemours facilities.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Chemours must pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million.