County surface- and groundwater program standardizes data; board approves split sampling and PFAS tests at Vanko 1 landfill Sherburne County staff described a new groundwater-data format created from decades of monitoring records and the board approved split sampling at the Vanko 1 closed landfill — including PFAS analysis — at a cost not to exceed $11,200 paid from solid-waste surcharge funds.

Sherburne County is transforming decades of landfill monitoring data into a standardized format to enhance groundwater analysis and ensure safety through new PFAS testing.

Learn more here!

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NC DEQ directs Chemours to widen PFAS testing for well users. Are you eligible? (a map showing the expanded area of well testing radiating out from the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility)

Who's eligible? Roughly 150,000 more residents are now eligible for testing in portions of Cumberland, Bladen, Robeson, Sampson, Hoke, and Harnett Counties. If you rely on a private well for drinking water, consider contacting Chemours. Residents interested in having their wells samples should call Chemours at 910-678-1101 or fill out Chemour's online form at https://edataroom.uspioneer.com/ChemoursNC

Why this matters. Testing near the facility showed that PFAS contamination from the plant may have spread further than previously thought. PFAS are toxic chemicals linked to serious health problems, like cancer, live damage, and immune system issues. PFAS are known as "forever chemicals" making them difficult to remove from soil, water, and our bodies.

Want more information? NC DEQ's Division of Waste Management will hold a virtual public meeting to provide more information about expanded well testing and answer more questions on April 1, 2025, at 6pm. Link to meeting: bit.ly/3YSigjS

PFAS contamination from the Chemours Fayetteville Works Plant may have spread further than previously known. More well users are eligible for free PFAS testing. Are you?

If you have questions, call this number for testing: (910) 678-1101
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CDC now encouraging doctors to consider more blood testing for “forever chemicals” CDC now encouraging doctors to consider more blood testing for PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.”

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