NC fines Chemours over improper treatment systems along Cape Fear River

North Carolina regulators fined The Chemours Co. nearly $200,000 on Wednesday for failing to properly construct and install water treatment measures at its Fayetteville Works plant on the Cape Fear River, the Fayetteville Observer reported.

Chemours was required to install the systems as part of its 2019 consent agreement with the state to prevent water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from reaching the Cape Fear River.

For decades, Chemours and its predecessor, DuPont, dumped the manmade chemicals into the river from the sprawling plant. The river is the primary drinking water source for an estimated 350,000 downstream residents, including the Wilmington area.