Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Voluntary water conservation advisory lifted by CFPUA

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is ending its voluntary water conservation advisory for customers, issued July 9. (Port City Daily/File)

WILMINGTON — Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is ending its voluntary water conservation advisory for customers, issued July 9.

Recent rainfall has improved drought conditions and CFPUA customers can resume normal water usage.

Conservation efforts helped ensure supply was available for essential uses, including fire protection and medical services.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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