Takeaways
- A legal settlement will compel Dupont spinoff company Chemours to pay $590 million over long-term PFAS contamination.
- Some private-well owners distrust Chemours-installed filtration and still rely on bottled water.
- Expansion of public water lines to affected homes could help, but residents say they’re tired of promises.
Cedar Creek resident Vickie Mullins and her family have dealt with PFAS-contaminated water for years, and she doubts that a new $590 million agreement between the state, affected governments and the chemical companies will make any real difference.
That agreement, announced on Sept. 10 by N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, involved Chemours, DuPont and Corteva and centered around air and water PFAS contamination tied to the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant.
“When I see some action and I have water coming out of my faucet that I can drink safely, I’ll believe it,” Mullins said. “Until then, I’m not getting my hopes up.”…