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Nz, -. BEC EN W=Z IY 1 pr AR 226 -- 1179 RecErved wr - om en : UNITED STATES ENVIRORNEMGEINONTAILI PROTECTION AGENCY Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 APR 242 Robert A. Bilott, Esq. Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP 1800 Firstar Tower 425 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH 45202-3957 on =@ Z3u3 Zz on = F Dear Mr. Bilott & others, Tam responding to your letterof March regarding the consent order between E.L. 8, 2002, du Pont to de the Regional Nemours & Administrator and Company (DuPont) and ctohentUinniuteeddcSotnatceesrEnrvegiarrodnimnegntpaotlenPtrioatlectthiroeantAs gceanucseyd(bEyPAl)e.velWsoefaappmrmeocinaitue manpdersfhlauroeryooocutranoate k(nCo8wo,r CP8FOisAn)otpraesceonnttainmitnhaendtrirnegkuilnagtweadtuenrdienratnhde aSarfoeunDdriPnakriknegrsWbuartge,rWAecsttasViargMinaiax.imAusmyou cCoonnttaammiinnaannttsLmeovneilto(rMeCdLb)ynsoormies ditribnekiinnggrweavtieerwesdysftoermsd.eveNlevoeprmtehnetleisns,thEePlAis,toafsunrerqeugeusltaetdedby athdedrsetsastetshoefpWoteesnttiValirigimnmiianaenndt aOhnidos,ubdsitdanrteicaelntelnydeaxnegceurtmeeantcopnosseendt toordtehrosweitpherDsuoPnsonwthotose dbreitnwkeienng DwuaPteornti,s cWoensttamViinragtineida'wsitDhepCa8rtatmecenrttaoifnElnevveilrs.onmTehnitsacloPnrcoltuedcetdiodnil(iDgEenPt)naengodtiations DepartmentofHealth and and address the impactof Human Resources (DHHR), and EPA, regarding how to C8 released from DuPont's Washington Works facility. best assess As you know, his process resulted in another between West two consent orders: Virginia's DEP and the most recent one DHHR and DuPont. between EPA and DuPont, and signed last November (pursuant to which two teams will investigate the scope of C contamination as well as assess the risk). In finalizing the EPA agreement now, rather than delaying by possibly several months and await the resultsof the teams working under the West Virginia order, we chose to have a aprnodcepdruorvaildefrcoanmteewxotrfkori,ntphloasceectoonassusmuerresalwtheomsaetewawtaetrermdaeylitveesrtypaossiwteilvle afsoraCll3e.viaItnescoodnocienmg,s wofe, angerceees)s,arwihliycrhelwieadso"nAthHeazbeasrtdiNnafrorramtaitvieonfoarvPaeirlfabllueor1o0ocutsaantoatthee (tiPmFeO(Aa)n"d ptroewphaircedh bDyuPEonnvtirwoonuld Intemational Corporation. Nevertheless, as you are aware, the action level of 14 micrograms per liter is merely temporary and will be replaced by the permanent level (either higher or lower) to be determined by the C8 toxicity assessment team. ~ CONTAIN NO CRY 000097 & Printed on 100% recycledr`ecCyucsltaobmleerpaSpeerrviwciethHo1t0l0in%ep:os1t--8c0o0n-s4u3m8e-r2fi4b7e4r andprocess chlorinefree. think it mWoreeaapppprreocpiraitaetyeotuhratctohmemyebnetsevwailtuhatreedspbeyctthteoCth8etEonxviciirtoynarsespeosrstmaenndt ittesacmonucnlduesriotnhse and tWeVam.odIefry. ouWheavuendneortstaalrnedatdhyatdoynoeu shoa,vweerewqouuesltdeds,ugigneastsetphaatraytoeulestutebrm,irtepyroeusrenctoamtmioenntosn,thiins JtheeniirfeenrtiSreeteyd,,taottEhPeAc'osorOdfifniacteoorfofPotlhlatuttieoanm,PrDeeveenAtinonn SatnadatTsoaxticWsesftorViinrcgliunsiiaonDEinP. , as well as to `Administrative Record 226. 215-814I-f2y6o8u9.haTvheacnokmymoeuntasgaoirnnfeoerdthaidsdiitnfioornmaaltiionnf.ormation, please contact Janet E. Sharke at Ch i Sincerely, "fiWanteMr.Protecti`Caopadnasa, DAicvtiisnigonDirector ce: KJeenlnliefyerMoSoerede ((TW4G0-31M5)) Dee Ann Staats, WV DEP 000093