Conservation groups identify Sumter PFAS polluters in letter threatening to sue

Conservation groups identify Sumter PFAS polluters in letter threatening to sue

Riverkeeper and SELC say 3 Sumter industries are releasing PFAS “forever chemicals” into the Sumter-Pocotaligo River, and that they may sue the city.

PFAS in Pocotaligo River: Southern Environmental Law Sues Sumter

This situation is a significant concern regarding PFAS in Pocotaligo River as Forever Chemicals are known to cause cancer. CHARLESTON, S.C. — On behalf of Winyah Rivers Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center today notified the City of Sumter and several of its industrial plants that they must stop illegally discharging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the Pocotaligo River within 60 days or face a federal lawsuit under the…