EPA v. E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO (NATIONAL CASE)

Case summary

On Friday, January 6, 2017, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency amended the 2009 Safe Drinking Water Act consent order between EPA and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont). The amendment adds The Chemours Company (Chemours) to the 2009 order, and requires both DuPont and Chemours to take additional actions to reduce exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in drinking water for residents in Ohio and West Virginia living near the Washington Works facility in Parkersburg, WV. The amendment contains a new action level of .07 parts per billion (ppb) of PFOA which triggers the temporary provision of an alternate source of drinking water by DuPont and Chemours. The temporary provision of drinking water will continue until a permanent alternate drinking water supply is provided. The amendment also expands the geographic areas to be investigated and requires appropriate action if levels of PFOA in drinking water of .07 ppb or more are discovered.

Defendants (1)

• E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1431-PWS — Emergency Powers/PWS

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO (NATIONAL CASE)-FIRST AMENDMENTentered 2017-01-06

  Primary law: SDWA

• E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO (NATIONAL CASE)entered 2009-03-11

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-03-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-01-06Final Order Issued