North Carolina’s top politician stopped in Wilmington Thursday, March 5, to reiterate his commitment to expanding and improving water and sewer infrastructure and continue his fight to bring clean water to all of the state’s residents.
Joined by other state and local officials, Gov. Josh Stein announced that the state will spend nearly $17 million in federal grant funds to connect more than 230 homes currently on well water to the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority drinking water system.
The Democratic governor said removing the threat of people drinking water potentially contaminated by GenX and other manmade “forever chemicals” − formally known as per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) − is a priority of his that started when he was N.C. Attorney General and has continued since he became governor in January 2025…