{"id":149018,"date":"2026-02-09T17:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/149018\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:04:07","slug":"city-of-stuart-secures-2-6-million-settlement-from-dupont-over-forever-chemicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/149018\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Stuart secures $2.6 million settlement from DuPont over &#8216;forever chemicals\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STUART, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The City of Stuart has settled with chemical giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dupont.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DuPont<\/a> regarding &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.yale.edu\/explainers\/yale-experts-explain-pfas-forever-chemicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">forever chemicals<\/a>&#8221; in the city&#8217;s drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement is part of a massive nationwide legal battle involving polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas\/pfas-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PFAS<\/a>\u2013 a group of man-made chemicals. For decades, the city says these substances were used in industrial products and firefighting foams.<\/p>\n<p>Because they don&#8217;t break down naturally, they reportedly linger in the environment and end up in crucial water supplies.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/good-samaritan-pulls-driver-from-sinking-vehicle-in-stuart-pond-martin-county-car-in-pond-submerged-vehicle-martin-county-fire-rescue-bystander-rescue-good-samaritan-stuart-news-water-rescue-mcfr-emergency-response-florida-car-crash-trauma-center-diving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Good Samaritan recounts rescue of pregnant woman from sinking vehicle in Stuart pond<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/district-courts\/south-carolina\/scdce\/2:2018cv03487\/247419\/329\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> was to ensure that the companies responsible for the chemicals, not taxpayers, pay for cleaning them up.<\/p>\n<p>Total Settlement: $2,636,340.25Net Recovery (after legal fees): $1,777,044.82<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis settlement represents an important step in holding manufacturers accountable and helps offset the financial burden placed on our utility customers,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuartfl.gov\/234\/Christopher-Collins-Mayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mayor Christoper Collins<\/a>. \u201cProtecting our drinking water remains a top priority for the City.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funds will support PFAS monitoring, treatment, compliance with regulatory requirements, and protection of the city&#8217;s drinking water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STUART, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The City of Stuart has settled with chemical giant DuPont regarding &#8220;forever chemicals&#8221; in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-149018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}