Posts by Frank Williams
EPA, N.C. DEQ and Multistate Trust to Hold Public Availability Sessions and Public Meeting about Kerr-McGee Superfund Site in Navassa. on June 20, 2017
NAVASSA (June 16, 2017) — Federal and state officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold public availability sessions and a public meeting on June 20, 2017, to answer questions about the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Navassa, N.C., and to update residents about environmental investigations, cleanup options and technologies, and redevelopment planning…
Read MoreBrunswick County officials meet with officials from Chemours, state agencies
WILMINGTON, N.C. (June 15, 2017) — The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Frank Williams, and County staff were among the officials meeting with representatives from the Chemours company and the NC Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday, June 15. County Manager Ann Hardy and Health and Human Services Director David Stanley were also in…
Read MoreDEQ, DHHS investigating reports of unregulated chemical in Cape Fear River
RALEIGH (June 14, 2017) — The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is leading a state investigation regarding reports of an unregulated chemical in the Cape Fear River. DEQ staff, in consultation with state Department of Health and Human Services, are investigating the presence of a compound known as GenX. DEQ is strongly encouraging Chemours, the…
Read MoreUpdate on GenX and Brunswick County: June 13, 2017
BOLIVIA, NC – Brunswick County takes seriously its commitment to providing safe, quality drinking water to its citizens and customers. Recent media reports have raised questions about the safety of Brunswick County’s water supply due to the presence of the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River, from which Brunswick County draws portions of its…
Read MoreNC Division of Public Health Statement on GenX
RALEIGH — The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) released a health effects statement on GenX to county public health directors on Monday, June 12, 2017. The statement was prepared for the NC Division of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) by the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch of NC DHHS. FULL STATEMENT: Prepared…
Read MoreUpdate from Congressman David Rouzer regarding GenX
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2017) — Congressman David Rouzer released the statement below regarding contamination reports of a chemical compound, commercially referred to as “Gen X,” in the drinking water system of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA:) “As many of you have probably read, this chemical is used to make Teflon and is…
Read MoreBrunswick County Statement on GenX, Water Quality Standards
BOLIVIA, N.C. — A recent media report has touched on the presence of the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River, from which Brunswick County Public Utilities (BCPU), Cape Fear Public Utility Authority and Pender County Utilities draw portions of their raw water supply. This chemical is made by a company named Chemours, located on…
Read MoreTRAFFIC ALERT: Inspections and Repairs on U.S. 17 Bridge near Magnolia Greens Require Closures
Motorists traveling on the U.S. 17 bridge over Jackeys Creek, two miles south of U.S. 74/76 and just south of Magnolia Greens in Brunswick County, will encounter lane closures beginning June 12. The closures are needed so Department of Transportation crews can safely inspect the bridge and make any necessary repairs. Lane closures will be…
Read MoreBoard of Commissioners adjusts fire district lines in northern Brunswick County
On Monday, June 5, 2017 the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to shift some fire district lines in northern Brunswick County, as follows: – Move areas on Mt. Misery Road west of 140, including Bluffs on the Cape Fear, from the Leland rural fire district to a newly created Navassa VFD rural district.…
Read MoreStatement on H2GO Resolution
On Monday, June 5, 2017 the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution encouraging H2GO to postpone further action on its proposed reverse osmosis plant until after the November 2017 election. Click here to view a copy of the resolution as presented prior to the meeting. I have heard many citizens express their…
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