Residents in Snow Hill, a community in Sampson County, North Carolina, are facing concerns over PFAS contamination in their well water due to the nearby landfill. The Sampson County landfill has been receiving industrial waste from Chemours, a PFAS manufacturing facility, for years.
The Environmental Justice Community Action Network (EJCAN) initiated free water testing programs with assistance from universities like Appalachian State University and UNC Chapel Hill. These tests revealed that over thirty families had PFAS in their well water. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality responded by sampling private wells near the landfill and provided bottled water and filtration systems to affected households.
Despite these efforts, EJCAN is still receiving requests for additional testing. A planned EPA grant aimed at expanding testing and mitigation efforts was canceled due to federal budget cuts, leaving the community without a significant funding source for further research and remediation.
EJCAN continues to advocate for environmental justice in rural communities by providing scientific research, water monitoring, education, and legal resources to hold polluters accountable.
Read the full article at Grist
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