EPA cites Chemours with multiple notices of violation; co. allegedly failed to provide key documents

The EPA announced Thursday it has issued a Notice of Violation to Chemours for failing to comply, on multiple occasions, with federal law at the company’s plant in Fayetteville. According to EPA documents — some of them heavily redacted — obtained earlier today by Policy Watch, Chemours in Fayetteville failed to provide many key documents related to the import, processing, recycling/reclamation, and health and safety effects of GenX and other chemicals.

The EPA did not mention a financial penalty in the documents.

Chemours spokesperson Lisa Randall issued a statement about the EPA action, saying the company is aware of it and is “in the process of reviewing it to better understand the agency’s concerns. Once we fully understand the details of the notice, we will work with the agency on any additional steps that may be needed. It’s important to understand that the notice pertains to inspections done in 2017. We’ve already taken signifcant action to address PFAS emissions between 2017 and today.”

During a June 2017 inspection, EPA officials asked Chemours if the facility had imported any chemical substances in the last four years. According to EPA documents, “Chemours stated that all chemical import activities were controlled by corporate office. As a result Chemours did not provide any records on the import of substances associated with the facility.”

Read more: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2019/02/15/epa-cites-chemours-with-multiple-notices-of-violation-company-allegedly-failed-to-provide-key-documents/