As we celebrate World Water Day, join us for an expert panel discussion on the current status and efforts made to address the upstream threats of PFAS and 1,4-dioxane pollution within our waterways and how this impacts us locally.

Guest speakers include:

Emily Donovan, co-founder of Clean Cape Fear
Discuss first ever federal PFAS drinking water standards and possible changes related to the new administration.

Ken Waldrop, Executive Director of Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
Update on work CFPUA is doing to address PFAS and 1,4-dioxane in Wilmington's tap water and explain the cost benefits to water bills when pollution is controlled upstream at the source.

Jeffrey Enders, PhD, Senior Research Scholar & Research Assistant Professor at NC State University
Present new research on PFAS in sea foam found along our local beaches, especially in Brunswick County.

Hannah M. Nelson, Staff Attorney at Southern Environmental Law Center
Policy update on what state regulators/lawmakers are (or not) doing to address PFAS and 1,4-dioxane discharges upstream.

Our guest speakers will give short presentations, then we will open up the panel discussion for audience Q&A.
This is sure to be an important and informative conversation. Please share widely with your friends and neighbors.