Dupont and its spinoff companies Corteva and The Chemours Co., have set up a $4-billion escrow account for 20 years to support future legacy PFAS chemicals liabilities from manufacturiing and disposal activity occurring before July 1, 2015 and another $1 billion to address future liabilities with a possibility of replenishment in 2028.
John Gardella, an attorney at Boston-based law firm CMBG3, told ENR that the Jan. 22 pact is significant because it signals to municipalities or water treatment facilities available funding to cover drinking water system treatment and remediation. A group in California filed suit late last yearagainst Dupont and other manufacturers seeking $1 billion to cover surface water and groundwater cleanups ongoing.