Aqua Pa. sues company, alleging it contaminated drinking water source with ‘significant’ levels of PFAS

Aqua Pa. sues company, alleging it contaminated drinking water source with ‘significant’ levels of PFAS

The suit claims a waterway tested downstream of Arkema's West Chester plant showed three compounds were above allowable levels.

Environmental group alleges Chemours contaminating Ohio River with PFAS chemicals

PARKERSBURG, WV (WOAY) – In a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition is alleging that for years, the Chemours Washington Works facility located just outside of Parkersburg has been releasing PFAS chemicals into the Ohio River. According to that lawsuit, the company is exceeding its legally permitted discharge limits on a vast scale. “The Washington Works fac…