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North Carolinians Sue Robeson County, PFAS in Tap Water From Landfill

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Polluted landfill with caption highlighting PFAS contamination in tap water

CLIFF NOTES St. Pauls residents sued Robeson County over alleged PFAS contamination linked to the county landfill. Testing cited in the lawsuit found about 25 parts per trillion of GenX in tap-water samples. The samples reportedly averaged 30.3 parts per trillion of PFOA. The plaintiffs want the Rocco Water Treatment Plant restricted until PFAS removal … Read more

Rocco Plant Has NC’s Highest PFAS in Drinking Water

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A glass of murky brown water being filled from a faucet, with a landfill and PFAS warning sign in the background.

CLIFF NOTES Robeson County supplies drinking water with unsafe PFAS levels to 66,000 people. The Rocco Plant has the highest PFAS levels in treated water in North Carolina. A nearby county-run landfill likely causes the contamination by leaking PFAS. Every home tested near the plant had PFAS levels above EPA limits. SELC plans to sue … Read more