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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 raw water supply. Brunswick County Public Utilities treats raw water per federal and state standards before being supplied to the…
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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 by the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, NC DHHS June 12, 2017 GenX is a chemical used in the manufacturing…
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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 made by Chemours Co. at Fayetteville Works, about 100 miles upstream from Wilmington. My office has been in contact with…
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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 the Cape Fear River upstream from Wilmington, where it is suspected the chemical’s presence in the river originates. Water from…
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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 in place daily from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. between June 12 and June 16. One lane will remain open…
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