WHQR, StarNews, and WWAY sponsored a public forum at Odell Williamson Auditorium to explore persistent questions about the fluorochemical load in the Cape Fear River -- which is much of southeastern North Carolina's drinnking water supply.
Moderators: Vince Winkel of WHQR, Adam Wagner of the StarNews, and Amanda Fitzpatrick of WWAY.
Panelists included:
Sheila Holman, Assistant Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Detlef Knappe, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Professor at NC State and Author of GenX study
Larry Cahoon, Biological oceanography Professor, UNCW
Susanne Brander, Aquatic Toxicology / Environmental Endocrinology Assistant Professor, UNCW
Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper
Daniel Wilson, Executive Director, NC Rural Water Association
John Nichols, Director, Brunswick County Public Utilities
Randy Thompson, Vice Chairman, Brunswick County Board of Commissioners
David Stanley, Brunswick County Health and Human Services Director
