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  1. Pipes at Sweeney Water Treatment Plant

    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...
  2. Bend in Cape Fear River

    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...
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    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...
  4. Sweeney New GAC Contactors - NORTHEAST PERSPECTIVE Cutaway

    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...
  5. Work zone traffic sign

    Sewer work starting on Monday may result in lane closures on S. College

    Drivers may experience temporary nighttime lane closures on South College Road starting Monday between Wilshire Boulevard and Lake Avenue. Read on...
  6. pouring a sample from a bottle to tube

    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...
  7. Running faucet

    CFPUA board approves terms to provide mutual aid water to Town of Wrightsville Beach

    The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board on Wednesday approved an interlocal agreement (ILA) with Wrightsville Beach to provide water to the Town for three years at CFPUA’s Short-Term Mutual Aid Bulk Water Rate of 65 cents per 1,000 gallons. Read on...
  8. New Sweeney GAC filter beds thumbnail

    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...
  9. Pipes at Sweeney Water Treatment Plant

    PFAS reduction steps, Wrightsville Beach mutual aid highlight busy CFPUA board meeting

    The CFPUA board on Wednesday moved forward with long-term steps to reduce PFAS in drinking water, OK’d a short-term agreement to provide water to Wrightsville Beach, and reviewed next year's rate-increase-free budget. Read on...
  10. flushing sign

    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...
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    State does not approve CFPUA grant application for PFAS treatment

    The State Water Infrastructure Authority has denied an application by CFPUA for a $46.9 million grant to fund upgrades at Sweeney Water Treatment Plant to filter GenX and other PFAS compounds resulting from decades of discharges by Chemours and DuPont. Read on...
  12. Running faucet

    CFPUA agrees to make special water rate available to Town of Wrightsville Beach

    The special rate is designed to be a short-term option, providing a supplemental water source to address a regional issue. It would be available to Wrightsville Beach during the summer season over a three-year period. Read on...
  13. lab sample bottles

    CFPUA watching recent rise in 1,4-dioxane levels, consulting with NCDEQ

    The latest results, which became available this week, showed concentrations of 1,4-dioxane of 1.8 parts per billion (ppb) in raw water on February 13 and 0.54 ppb in finished water treated at Sweeney on February 14. Read on...
  14. Work zone traffic sign

    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...
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    Judge approves Chemours consent order

    A Bladen County Superior Court judge on Monday approved a consent order stipulating measures Chemours must take reduce PFAS releases and address their impacts. The consent order outlines terms Chemours must meet to settle a state lawsuit. Read on...
  16. Water quality

    Revised consent order a substantial improvement, imposes additional requirements on Chemours

    Revisions to a consent order between the state regulators and Chemours include some substantial steps toward addressing concerns of downstream water users. It forces a number of additional measures on Chemours that were missing from the original proposal. Read on...
  17. Running faucet

    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...
  18. PFAScompoundsImage

    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...
  19. Sampling water drawn from the ASR.

    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...
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