2000 RENAISSANCE PLAZA 230 NORTH ELM STREET PIERCE GREENSBORO,NC 27401 FOUNDED 1897 T 336.373.8850 F 3S6.378.1001 WWW.BROOKSPIERCE.COM August 31,2017 Via U.S. Mail and Email Michael S. Regan, Secretary NC Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 mrc!welj'egan(a^cdenr,gov S. Jay Zimmerman, Director NC DEQ, Division of Water Resources 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1611 jav.zimmermanCconcdenr.Kov Re: Request for Permit Revocation Dear Mr. Regan and Mr. Zimmerman: We are environmental counsel for the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority ("CFPUA"). A few minutes ago, the CFPUA received the Press Release from your office that stated your Department had "urged Chemours to stop discharging two additional chemical compounds into the Cape Fear River. The compounds were identified in the company's waste stream by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency preliminary analysis shared with the state this week." The Press Release further noted: "DEQ is looking at all legal options including going to court to get the company to stop the discharge." The CFPUA does not believe DEQ needs to go to court. Under the A. (5) Re-opener Condition ofNPDES Permit NC0003573, DEQ is mandated to act as follows: "This permit shall be modified, or revoked and reissued to incorporate additional toxicity limitations and monitoring requirements in the event toxicity testing or other studies conducted on the effluent or receiving stream indicate that detrimental effects may be expected in the receiving stream as a result of [Chemours] discharge." Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.LP. Attorneys and Counsellors at Law The CFPUA requests DEQ promptly exercise its authority under the Re-Opener Condition. Sincerely, b^^^, •