Chemours announced Thursday that construction of a test panel as part of construction for its barrier wall that is being designed to further reduce PFAS loading into the Cape Fear River.
Work on the test panel, which is a small portion of the wall, is scheduled to begin Monday, Dec. 12, according to the company. People who are near the construction area may hear noise from the equipment being used, the company said. Work will be conducted predominately during daylight hours and is expected to take approximately one week.
The test panel will allow Chemours to collect data on several elements of the project, including the construction equipment and the building materials planned for use.
Chemours said it will share additional updates with the community as the project continues.
The Chemours plant is located on the Bladen and Cumberland County line along N.C. 87.
In November, an agreement between Chemours and N.C. Department of Environmental Quality ended litigation without changing the discharge permit issued to Chemours for the treatment of contaminated groundwater to significantly reduce PFAS entering the Cape Fear River.
The agreement does not change the final permit conditions and includes measures by which Chemours will proceed toward compliance with the final PFAS permit limits.
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the treatment system is part of the larger barrier wall remediation project to substantially reduce PFAS entering the Cape Fear River and impacting downstream communities. Currently, contaminated groundwater from the facility site flows untreated directly into the Cape Fear River. This project is designed to reduce the largest ongoing source of PFAS at the Chemours facility that contaminates the river and reaches downstream water intakes. The project must be operational by March 15, 2023, under the terms of the Consent Order.
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