PFAS & Southern Waters
PFAS, GenX & Southern Waters
View the resources below to learn more about how chemicals from household products are effecting our state’s drinking water and what is being done about it.
Chemours Ends its Silence, Seeks to Rebuild Trust
This WUNC article details a community meeting held by Chemours on June 12, 2018 to discuss actions being taken by the company and address questions and concerns from residents of Cumberland and Bladen County. This reporting won a 2019 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
PFAS — a problem in North Carolina drinking water
Speakers at a North Carolina State University symposium examined the problem of PFAS contamination in many state residents’ drinking water. This summary contains a helpful timeline of PFAS events in NC.
Are toxic chemicals in our drinking water? Statewide testing should let us know.
This News&Observer article discusses the NC Policy Collaboratory $5 million grant for well water testing and the Chemours chemical dumping lawsuit.
Legislators Advance PFAS, Environmental Bills
This Coastal Review Online article (April 16, 2019) provides an update on the upcoming deadline for NC legislators to decide on regulatory bills surrounding PFAS and other environmental issues. Coastal Review is a great source for staying up to date on this issue. This article provides more insight onto the story.
Clean Water Matters NC
At this page you can sign up for a listserv that will update you on important information regarding:
- Industrial pollution – from GenX (and other emerging contaminants), and from industrial farms (CAFOs)
- Attempts to dismantle the federal Clean Water Act
- The effort to reclassify a portion of the Cape Fear River as a Swamp
- State legislation relating to water quality
UNC Institute for the Environment
Well water testing will be provided for free for residents of Chatham county and in that vicinity by UNC and Virginia Tech. Check to see if you may qualify.