Summerville Class Action Settlements

Summerville Class Action Settlements are broken down into the following 3 settlements with information on each below.

PULCRA FIRST CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Update July 28, 2025

WATER REMEDY BEGINS!!!

For class members who signed up for the temporary drinking water program, the installation of PFAS water filters begins July 27, 2025, and the provision of bottled clean water begins August 1, 2025. We will be in contact with you to schedule the appointment at your place of drinking water use.

If you have received a Postcard that says you have NOT signed up for the settlement, but you have sent an Election Form please review the following:

(1) Postcards were sent with regard to Election Forms received by July 13, 2025. Therefore, if you have sent it after this date, we could have your submission.

(2) If you have multiple properties if could be possible that only one property is signed up for the settlement, but another property is not signed up. We need one Election Form for each property that you own.

If you think these two above conditions do not apply to you, then you can call us to confirm you are signed up for the settlement.

The deadline for Election Form submissions is August 31, 2025.

Please follow the below instructions to complete your claim form.

For those who have signed up for the settlement the please read the following update:

Water Bottle Option:

If you chose the water bottle option, the first delivery you will be given a water bottle stand and four 5-gallon water bottle jugs. After the first month, you will receive three 5-gallon water bottle jugs per month.

Water Filter Option:

For those who chose the water filter option please remember that the first filter is paid for by the settlement but after a year the filter is recommended to be replaced. The replacement filter is not covered by the settlement.

Water Company Provider

Delivery of the water bottles and installation of water filters is handled by Fontis Water Inc. of Marietta, Georgia. They will call you to set up a date and time for installation or water bottle delivery.

If you wish to learn more information about this company you can visit their website here.

We estimate the value of this relief per claimant household to be less than $600 in any year, so you will NOT receive a Form 1099. However, the relief may be taxable, and we suggest you discuss with your tax consultant.

Update 6/4/2025

Pulcra Settlement Update and Instructions

for Submittal of Temporary Drinking Water Election Form

          On May 2, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia approved the first class settlement to provide temporary, clean drinking water for Summerville, Georgia, water customers.  Under this initial settlement with one of the defendants, Pulcra Chemicals, LLC, a Temporary Drinking Water Fund has been created with $ 1 million deposited by Pulcra so that clean bottled water or filters can be provided to those who are currently Summerville water customers. 

If you are a current Summerville water customer and would like to participate in receiving clean drinking water under the settlement, you must complete a Temporary Drinking Water Election Form. You can submit the Temporary Drinking Water Election Form in one of two ways:

1. You can complete a Temporary Drinking Water Election Form online by clicking HERE.
2. You can also print the Temporary Drinking Water Election Form by clicking HERE, then complete, sign and return it by e-mail to settlement@summervilleclasssettlement.com, or by mailing it to Summerville Class Action Settlement, 501 Riverchase Parkway East, Suite 100, Hoover, Alabama, 35244.

Under the Settlement Agreement qualified class members may choose ONE of the following:

1. Installation of a permanent water filtration system provided by Fontis Water Incorporated

OR

2. Delivery to your home or business of 5-gallon jugs of PFAS-free spring water for a set period of time to be determined by the Claims Administrator.

The number of filters that can be installed as well as the number of water jugs that can be provided will depend on the number of qualified Summerville current water users who choose to submit a Temporary Drinking Water Election Form and the amount of funds available, so please get your form in as soon as possible.  Please note that there are two other class settlements that have been preliminarily approved to expand the Fund, with the Final Fairness Hearing for those settlements to take place on June 11, 2025.  If those settlements proceed, additional funds will be available.

Please note that if you are a tenant and elect water filter installation; your landlord must complete Section D of the Election Form.  Therefore, you will need to print the form and have your landlord complete it and submit it with your Election Form.

HUNTSMAN SECOND CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

MOUNT VERNON MILLS AND TRION THIRD CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

PULCRA FIRST CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Parris v. 3M Company, No. 4:21-CV-00040-TWT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

ROME DIVISION

If you have used and paid for water provided by the City of Summerville, Georgia, during the period January 2020, to January 23, 2025, your rights may be affected by a proposed Partial Class Action Settlement.

A Partial Class Action Settlement has been reached between a Class of drinking water users in the City of Summerville and one of the Defendants, Pulcra Chemicals, LLC, in the lawsuit brought against several Defendants for the contamination of the City of Summerville drinking water supply with Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”). The proposed Partial Class Action Settlement (“Settlement”) provides for the establishment of a Temporary Drinking Water Fund which will be used to provide temporary drinking water for members of the Class of Summerville water users who elect to receive it. You will have a choice of either delivery of bottled water or installation of a point-of-use filter in your home or business. You will not receive any direct payment as part of this Partial Settlement.

The Court in charge of this case has preliminarily approved the Partial Class Action Settlement and must conduct a final hearing (Fairness Hearing) to decide whether to approve the proposed Settlement. The Temporary Drinking Water Fund will not be established until the Court approves the Settlement and it becomes fully effective by its terms, and the time for all appeals has expired. The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing on the Settlement on April 23, 2025, in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Richard B. Russell Federal Building & United States Courthouse, Courtroom 2108, United States Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3309.

Your legal rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in the Notice. If the Partial Class Action Settlement is approved, you have the right to participate. If you disagree with the Partial Settlement, you have the right to object. If the Court approves the Partial Class Action Settlement, the lawsuit will continue against the other Defendants, including 3M Company, Daikin America, Inc., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Huntsman International, LLC, Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., The Chemours Company, Pulcra Chemicals, LLC, and The Town of Trion, Georgia. Additional relief for the Class Members may be obtained from these Defendants.

Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read the Notice carefully. Important deadlines are:

April 24, 2025 Summerville Press Release can be found here.

The proposed Partial Class Action Settlement and other important documents filed with the Court can be found on this website.

If you have used and paid for water provided by the City of Summerville, Georgia, during the period

January 1, 2020, to March 5, 2025, your rights may be affected by a proposed partial class action settlement.

A federal court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

This second proposed Class Action Settlement (“Settlement”) provides for an additional Defendant, Huntsman International, LLC (“Huntsman”), to contribute to the Temporary Drinking Water Fund which will be used to provide temporary drinking water for members of the Class of Summerville water users who elect to receive it. You will have a choice of either delivery of bottled water or installation of a point-of-use filter in your home or business. You will not receive any direct payment as part of this Settlement.

The Court in charge of this case must conduct a hearing to decide whether to approve the second proposed Settlement. The Temporary Drinking Water Fund will not be established until the Court approves the first (Pulcra Chemicals, LLC) Settlement and it becomes fully effective by its terms, and the time for all appeals has expired. Huntsman’s contribution will occur after this second proposed Settlement is approved and the time for all appeals has expired.

Your legal rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in this Notice.  Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read this Notice carefully.

Important deadlines are:

The proposed Second Class Action Settlement and other important documents filed with the Court can be found on this website.

MOUNT VERNON MILLS AND TRION THIRD CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Parris v. 3M Company, No. 4:21-CV-00040-TWT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

ROME DIVISION

If you have used and paid for water provided by the City of Summerville, Georgia, during the period

January 1, 2020, to March 5, 2025, your rights may be affected by a proposed partial class action settlement.

A federal court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

This third proposed Class Action Settlement (“Settlement”) provides for two additional Defendants, Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., and the Town of Trion, Georgia, to contribute to the Temporary Drinking Water Fund which will be used to provide temporary drinking water for members of the Class of Summerville water users who elect to receive it. You will have a choice of either delivery of bottled water or installation of a point-of-use filter in your home or business. You will not receive any direct payment as part of this Settlement.

The Court in charge of this case must conduct a hearing to decide whether to approve the third proposed Settlement. The Temporary Drinking Water Fund will not be established until the Court approves the first (Pulcra Chemicals, LLC) Settlement and it becomes fully effective by its terms, and the time for all appeals has expired. The contributions of Mount Vernon Mills and Trion will occur after this third proposed Settlement is approved and the time for all appeals has expired.

Your legal rights and options – and the deadlines to exercise them – are explained in this Notice.  Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read this Notice carefully.

Important deadlines are:

April 7, 2025: Objections to the Settlement must be postmarked.

May 27, 2025: Notice of Intention to Appear at the Fairness Hearing must be postmarked.

June 11, 2025: Fairness Hearing, U.S. District Court, Atlanta

The proposed Partial Class Action Settlement and other important documents filed with the Court can be found on this website.