Fuquay-Varina seeks to satisfy its water needs by subtracting millions of gallons from the Cape Fear River
The Cape Fear River is a prime source of drinking water for more than 500,000 people in the Lower Cape Fear region. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) – the water and sewer service provider for more than 200,000 people in Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach and much of New Hanover County – relies on the Cape Fear for 80% of the drinking water it treats and distributes to families, businesses, schools, churches and other customers.
Reliable access to drinking water is crucial for a community to thrive and grow, so its leaders must remain vigilant to any threat to that access. Our region has faced down such threats before, including recently from an upstream chemical manufacturer that was polluting the Cape Fear River. Now another, different, threat looms…