Wilmington spill sends 2.4 million gallons of sewage into Smith Creek, second-largest in CFPUA history

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A 40-hour sewer spill caused by a ruptured, aging force main added an estimated 2.44 million gallons of untreated wastewater to local waterways this week. The spill is the second largest in Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s history, ranking only behind a September 2018 Hurricane Florence-related incident that dumped 5.25 million … Continue reading Wilmington spill sends 2.4 million gallons of sewage into Smith Creek, second-largest in CFPUA history