CWA

U.S. EPA Hits Chemours Company with the First-Ever Federal Clean Water Act Enforcement Action for PFAS Discharges

U.S. EPA Hits Chemours Company with the First-Ever Federal Clean Water Act Enforcement Action for PFAS Discharges

Chemours Company is the recipient of the U.S. EPA’s first-ever enforcement action for PFAS discharges with the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EPA is ordering Chemours Company to take corrective measures to address pollution from PFAS in stormwater and effluent discharges for a facility near Parkersburg, West Virginia.  The EPA stated that discharge levels of PFAS exceed the levels established in the facility’s CWA permit. In an administrative compliance order on consent (AOC) issued by the agency…