The Chemours Company
Fayetteville Works
22828 NC Highway 87 W
Fayetteville, NC 28306

April 30, 2019

Sheila Holman
Assistant Secretary for the Environment
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
sheila.holman@ncdenr.gov
Re:

Submission of Quarterly Progress Report Pursuant to Consent Order Paragraph 28

Dear Ms. Holman,
Chemours is pleased to submit the enclosed first quarterly progress report, as required
under paragraph 28 of the Consent Order entered by the Superior Court for Bladen County on
February 25, 2019. This quarterly progress report details the work and activities undertaken andcompleted pursuant to the Consent Order prior to March 31, 2019.
Although the Consent Order was only in effect for a little over a month during the firstquarter of 2019, Chemours was actively engaged in the work that is now required under theConsent Order prior to its entry by the court. Accordingly, this report covers the period from
November 2018 to March 31, 2019. Future reports will be tied to full calendar quarters.
While the beginning phases of implementation of projects as comprehensive and cuttingedge as those set forth in the Consent Order have necessarily been challenging, I am pleased toreport that our work is on target and on schedule. This reflects tremendously hard work from ourproject teams, both at Chemours and our consultants, and the commitment of Chemours
management that full and timely compliance with all aspects of the Consent Order is of thehighest priority.
Significant actions undertaken during this reporting period include:
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The construction of the thermal oxidizer that will capture and destroy over 99.99% ofPFAS air emissions began and is on schedule for operation by the end of this year.
The interim air controls that were required pending operation of the thermal oxidizer
were installed and tested timely, and are working as anticipated to meet the requirementsof the Consent Order, including achieving a 92% reduction in air emissions of GenX
Compounds for 2019 from 2017 levels.
All of Chemours’ process wastewater continues to be captured and safely disposed of offsite.
Work is underway for plans to reduce the remaining PFAS loadings from surface waterand groundwater to the Cape Fear River.
Over 400 additional residences are now receiving bottled water (for a total of 600)
pending installation of treatment systems or hook up to public water.

•••Extensive testing to determine eligibility for replacement drinking water supplies iscontinuing.
Large scale projects to make whole building and under sink filtration systems available toqualifying residences and other private well users are being finalized so that thesesystems can be installed efficiently, and with full information and minimal disruption torecipients.
Multiple other studies required by the Consent Order are moving forward on schedule.

Having gotten off to what we believe is a very good start, we are focused and intent on
ensuring that the Consent Order implementation proceeds in the same manner.
As always, if you have any questions or need any additional information concerning thisreport, or the Consent Order implementation generally, please contact me at
Brian.D.Long@chemours.com.
Sincerely,

Brian D. Long
Plant Manager
Chemours – Fayetteville Works
Enclosure
Quarterly Progress Report
Cc:

William F. Lane, DEQ
Francisco Benzoni, NC DOJ
Michael Abraczinskas, DAQ
Michael Scott, DWM
Linda Culpepper, DWRDavid C. Shelton, Chemours
John F. Savarese, WLRK
Kemp Burdette, CFRW
Geoff Gisler, SELC2