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CFPUA may have known about GenX more than year before news broke
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority may have known about the presence of a chemical compound called GenX in the drinking water system more than a year before a newspaper...
View ArticleCFPUA Board calls for investigation into utility’s handling of GenX info
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — One day after a closed meeting with Chemours and local leaders, the CFPUA Board met again this morning to discuss GenX and how the utility company handled information about the...
View ArticleCFPUA review finds staff handled GenX info appropriately
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The CFPUA Board of Directors met today in special session to review an internal investigation board members requested last week. Members of the media learned after the...
View ArticleWWAY, StarNews, WHQR to host public forum on GenX Wednesday
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — As concerns continue about the safety of the region’s drinking water, three newsrooms are joining forces to better bring the public into the conversation. WWAY News, StarNews...
View ArticleCFPUA paying PR firm $25,000 to help with GenX fallout
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Caught without an official spokesperson on staff as it deals with the GenX situation, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is paying a Raleigh-based PR firm to help it handle...
View ArticleICYMI: Watch the entire GenX Forum hosted by WWAY, StarNews and WHQR
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — There are still plenty of questions about GenX in the area’s drinking water, but there are far more answers after WWAY, the StarNews and WHQR hosted a GenX Forum Wednesday...
View ArticleCFPUA looks to broaden water testing
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — After receiving some good news about recent levels of GenX in its water, The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority wants to start testing for other compounds. “We are doing a lot,...
View ArticleLocal National Black Leadership Caucus hosts GenX forum
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Discussion about GenX continued Tuesday night as one organization led a series of forums they call ‘Crimes Against Humanity.’ The forum was the first of a seven on their list....
View ArticleResearchers found GenX levels dozens of times higher than health standard
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — We are now learning more about the levels of GenX in our water. During the forum WWAY hosted along with StarNews and WHQR Wednesday night, panelists said they were encouraged...
View ArticleCFPUA board chairman’s July 27 GenX morning update
Mike Brown, CFPUA Board chairman, will provide two daily updates—one morning and one afternoon—with information on activity surrounding GenX. Updates will be provided each weekday. Below please find...
View ArticleSenate Select Committee discusses GenX
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina’s Senate Select Committee held a meeting Tuesday afternoon regarding river water quality in our state, specifically GenX and what is being done to understand the...
View ArticleCFPUA addresses water overage concerns with new meters
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A lot of CFPUA customers have seen high water bills lately. Monday, New Hanover County commissioners wanted more information on why. CFPUA executive director Jim Flechtner...
View ArticleCFPUA forms new department to focus on emerging contaminants
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority has created a new department to focus on emerging contaminants. According to a news release, the move to create the Public and...
View ArticleWater exec: Uncertain mix of chemicals from consumer taps
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A public water utility studied what it was serving to its 200,000 North Carolina customers and found it contained multiple unregulated industrial chemicals with uncertain health...
View ArticleCFPUA looks at adding $46M filtration system on your dime, at first
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — GenX and Fluoride are both major concerns when it comes to water in the area. “We wanted to make sure that our customers knew what we knew and when we knew it,” Cape Fear...
View ArticleWater quality experts will discuss GenX first anniversary
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — June 7 is the first anniversary of the revelation of GenX in the Cape Fear River. Water quality experts will mark the day with a panel discussion to talk about where we are...
View ArticleOne year after GenX revelation, some fears still remain
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — June 7, 2017. That’s when the StarNews broke a story about the toxin GenX in the Cape Fear River. “We collectively, as a community, have accomplished a lot in the last year. A...
View ArticleCFPUA plan to filter GenX raises financial concerns for customers
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — One day after the Environmental Protection Agency held a summit to discuss Chemours and the toxicity of GenX and other contaminants in our drinking water, the Cape Fear Public...
View ArticleCFPUA denied $47M state grant to help pay for treatment plant upgrades
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Money to upgrade a water treatment plant in New Hanover County to filter out GenX and other PFAS compounds will not come from a state grant as hoped. The Cape fear Public...
View ArticleFlechtner plans to retire from CFPUA in June 2021
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Executive Director Jim Flechtner has decided to retire from CFPUA near the end of June 2021. A CFPUA spokesperson said Flechtner...
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