State officials directed Chemours to expand private well checks for PFAS across four counties near the Cape Fear. The new push adds 14,000 homes in New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender areas to the testing list.
Fresh data shows these chemicals spread much wider than first thought. Water flows and flood zones carried the substances far from their source at the Chemours plant. Tests found high amounts in spots nobody expected.
“This expansion comes after Chemours and DEQ staff completed an extensive review of existing residential well data as part of the ongoing assessment work,” NCDEQ officials said in a press release…