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PFAS manufacturer agrees to US$450 million settlement in contamination claim
24 June 2026
Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act
United States
New, Ongoing
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)
Environmental
The Chemours Company and The Chemours Company FC, LLC (collectively Chemours)
Key Facts:
On 24 June 2026, a PFAS manufacturer agreed to a proposed US$450 million settlement with the EPA, DOJ and WVDEP to resolve allegations relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination and other violations.
The agencies allege that Chemours illegally released PFAS into the Cape Fear River (North Carolina), the Delaware River (New Jersey), and the Ohio River (West Virginia). The settlement resolves alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act.
Under the proposed settlement, Chemours will pay a US$22.5 million civil penalty and undertake a multi-year remediation programme to mitigate PFAS discharges. The company has also agreed to install PFAS pollution controls at its Washington Works facility in West Virginia, provide clean drinking water to communities surrounding facilities in West Virginia and New Jersey, and evaluate measures to reduce release of PFAS and other toxic chemicals from its North Carolina facility.
The proposed settlement, described by the EPA as the “first comprehensive federal settlement with a major PFAS manufacturer”, has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and will be subject to a public comment period.
Chemours settlement summary
