5.25 million gallons of wastewater, CFPUA’s largest spill ever, discharged into Cape Fear River

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Cape Fear Public Utility Authority discharged 5.25 million gallons of “partially untreated” wastewater into the Cape Fear River yesterday, its largest spill ever. The spill occurred sometime early Friday morning and lasted for at least nine hours and twenty minutes until the spill was shut off. RELATED: Unknown amount of ‘partially treated’ CFPUA wastewater … Continue reading 5.25 million gallons of wastewater, CFPUA’s largest spill ever, discharged into Cape Fear River