No more moratorium
WILMINGTON — The City of Wilmington received notification today that the moratorium on new building permits here has been lifted by the State Division of Water Quality. The state imposed the building...
View ArticleSewer repair update
WILMINGTON — An update on how sewer repairs are progressing in Wilmington: after diverting sewage through a network of temporary piping, crews have lined a 450-foot stretch of old pipe in the Bradley...
View ArticleSewage spill halts repair work
WILMINGTON — There’s been another sewage spill in the Bradley Creek area. It’s the third one in two days. It’s also brought an abrupt halt to repair work. This line shows where one spill occurred in...
View ArticleThree spills leak 12,000 gallons of sewage into Bradley Creek
WILMINGTON — Three sewage spills in the past week have Bradley Creek area residents speaking out. Crews caused the spills last week while working to repair the lining of the sewage pipe that runs...
View ArticleWilmington’s sewer repair project could be on fast-track
WILMINGTON — We now know when Wilmington’s sewer repair project should be completed. The State and City approved a contract that outlines a plan to fix the troubled northeast interceptor. The special...
View ArticleSewer line repair to begin next week
WILMINGTON — Sewer line repair is set to resume early next week in the Bradley Creek area. New Hanover County halted bypass pumping after three accidental spills sent more than 1,300 gallons of...
View ArticleSewer repair project continues
WILMINGTON — The sewer repair project in the Bradley Creek section of New Hanover county resumed Monday. The work had been suspended because of three spills in the area. Crews caused the spills while...
View ArticleWilmington resident: City is wasting water
WILMINGTON — A local resident says the city of Wilmington is wasting water. You may have heard recent reports about leaks between the Sweeny Water Treatment Plant and individual households throughout...
View ArticleFIRST ON 3 UPDATE: CFPUA clarifies notification process after sewage spill
FROM CFPUA: There has been some information included in coverage of the recent sewer system overflow that occurred along the Ogden Interceptor that warrants clarification. In particular, there is some...
View ArticleFIRST ON 3: Storm causes CFPUA sewer to overflow; storm drain to cave in
WILMINGTON, NC (NEWS RELEASE) – Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Operations crews responded to and resolved a sewer system overflow (SSO) of approximately 2,015 gallons that occurred early Monday...
View ArticleRain, flooding leads to Carolina Beach sewage spill
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (NEWS RELEASE) — The Town of Carolina Beach had a discharge of untreated wastewater from manholes at various locations throughout the Wastewater Collection System in Carolina Beach...
View ArticleCFPUA: 23,000 gallons of treated sewage spills Monday
WILMINGTON, NC (NEWS RELEASE FROM CFPUA) – The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority responded to and remedied a treated effluent bypass which occurred on January 3rd at the Northside Wastewater...
View ArticleSewage spill in Carolina Beach leads to fishkill
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Carolina Beach says there was a sewage spill yesterday. The town says 72,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from a ruptured force main at Lift Station...
View ArticleSewage spill clean-up continues in Carolina Beach
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Carolina Beach is still working to clean up a sewage spill from last week. The Town of Carolina Beach says it is doing everything it can to clean up 72,000 of untreated...
View ArticleCFPUA responds to major sewer spill
WILMINGTON, NC (NEWS RELEASE) — CFPUA crews have been cleaning up a waste water spill in Wilmington. Crews are working to repair a portion of an 18-inch waste water force main along River Road and...
View ArticleCFPUA reports 2,400-gallon sewage spill
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority says crews responded to and repaired a spill from the sanitary sewer system yesterday. Approximately 2,400 gallons was discharged, which...
View ArticleWilmington City Council talks taxes, budget and sewage
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington City Council gave its official approval to a bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly during Tuesday’s meeting. The bill allows the city not to charge...
View ArticleCFPUA gives OK for $300,000 in penalties for sewage spills
WILMINGTON, NC (StarNewsOnline.com) — The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, along with Wilmington and New Hanover County, is one step closer to coming to terms with the US Environmental Protection...
View Article7,500 gallons of wastewater overflows into Lake Waccamaw after sewer spills
LAKE WACCAMAW, NC (WWAY) — Lake Waccamaw leaders are awaiting water test results after they say thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater overflowed into Lake Waccamaw when it rained following two...
View ArticleCFPUA: 4,500 gallons of sewage overflows into creek
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Water quality testing is underway after a sewer overflow. It happened Sunday at approximately 10:50 a.m. near near the intersection of Bayshore Drive and Scorpion Drive. Roots...
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