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UPDATE: CFPUA lifts water restrictions, urges continued conservation

CFPUA has lifted Stage 1 Water Conservation Advisory restrictions for all customers, effective immediately. CFPUA urges customers to continue to use water wisely, as New Hanover County remains in a moderate drought. Read on...
No rate increase in $85.6 million budget approved Wednesday by CFPUA board

The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board on Wednesday approved an operating budget for Fiscal Year 20 (FY20) totaling $85,554,722, a 4.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year. Read on...
New emergency alert system, fuel resiliency highlight CFPUA’s hurricane prep

As the 2019 hurricane season gets underway, CFPUA is launching a new emergency alert system for its customers, one of several major initiatives aimed at increasing preparations for major storms and other events that could disrupt service. Read on...
NCDEQ recognizes Sweeney WTP for higher standard of drinking water treatment

CFPUA’s Sweeney Water Treatment Plant is among 57 drinking water plants in the state recognized by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality for treating drinking water to a higher standard in 2018 than required by federal and state regulation. Read on...
CFPUA looks to reduce PFAS in wastewater, study biosolids management options

CFPUA staff will spend the next fiscal year examining health, environmental, financial, and other implications of various options for managing biosolids, with the goal of developing a long-term, sustainable strategy for the community. Read on...
NCDEQ to begin testing New Hanover County groundwater for PFAS

Officials and staff from New Hanover County, the City of Wilmington, and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority discussed PFAS affecting groundwater in the County during a conference call Thursday with representatives from NCDEQ. Read on...
Additional filters targeting PFAS among items on CFPUA’s FY2020-2029 capital improvement plan

The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board on Wednesday voted to adopt a 10-year capital improvement plan outlining $257.5 million in investments in the community’s water and wastewater systems. Read on...
Tests show no PFAS in water from CFPUA’s Richardson Plant; some detections in 3 wells

Drinking water from the Richardson Water Treatment Plant continues to show no detections of PFAS compounds. Richardson serves customers in northern New Hanover County including Murrayville, Wrightsboro, Porters Neck, and parts of Castle Hayne and Ogden. Read on...
CFPUA board OK’s steps to obtain construction bids, funding for long-term solution to filter PFAS

The CFPUA board on Wednesday authorized CFPUA staff to move forward on key steps toward building upgrades at Sweeney Water Treatment Plant to filter GenX and other PFAS compound resulting from decades of discharges by Chemours and DuPont. Read on...
CFPUA's Annual Flushing Program Begins April 1

Beginning Monday, April 1, and continuing throughout the summer months, CFPUA water quality crews will be conducting our annual flushing program in the 010 (Sweeney) system. Read on...
UPDATE: CFPUA to work with City, neighbors on buffer options

CFPUA is working with the Cityof Wilmington to address specific concerns arising from the necessary tree removal in a water main easement, and how we can enhance intergovernmental communication about similar projects moving forward. Read on...
EPA takes positive step toward regulating PFAS

Beginning the process of setting federal maximum contaminant levels (MCL) for PFOA and PFOS is a significant, promising step toward establishing regulatory certainty for CFPUA and other agencies responsible for providing safe water to our communities. Read on...
Monitoring finds Chemours' PFAS in ASR, nearby wells

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority continues to work with state regulators to determine the extent of effects on the local community from decades of PFAS compound releases by Chemours and DuPont. Read on...
CFPUA, scientists study options to remove PFAS from groundwater

CFPUA staff, university scientists and engineering contractors began work last week on a project to determine the effectiveness of two technologies at removing PFAS compounds from groundwater. Read on...

June 2019

Thu Jun. 27

Long Range Planning Committee
Wed Jul. 3

Finance and Executive Committees

Wed Jul. 10

CFPUA Board Meeting
Thu Jul. 25

Long Range Planning Committee

UPDATE: CFPUA lifts water restrictions, urges continued conservation

No rate increase in $85.6 million budget approved Wednesday by CFPUA board

New emergency alert system, fuel resiliency highlight CFPUA’s hurricane prep

NCDEQ recognizes Sweeney WTP for higher standard of drinking water treatment

CFPUA looks to reduce PFAS in wastewater, study biosolids management options

NCDEQ to begin testing New Hanover County groundwater for PFAS

Additional filters targeting PFAS among items on CFPUA’s FY2020-2029 capital improvement plan

Tests show no PFAS in water from CFPUA’s Richardson Plant; some detections in 3 wells

CFPUA board OK’s steps to obtain construction bids, funding for long-term solution to filter PFAS

CFPUA's Annual Flushing Program Begins April 1

UPDATE: CFPUA to work with City, neighbors on buffer options

EPA takes positive step toward regulating PFAS

Monitoring finds Chemours' PFAS in ASR, nearby wells

CFPUA, scientists study options to remove PFAS from groundwater

June 2019

Thu Jun. 27

Wed Jul. 3

Wed Jul. 10

Thu Jul. 25

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