Fuquay-Varina is requesting to transfer 6.17 million gallons of water per day from the Cape Fear River basin. Concerns include worsening pollution, reduced water levels for recreation, and potential ...

Fuquay-Varina wants to draw up to 6 million gallons of water per day from the Cape Fear River to support its growing population. The town proposes to discharge the resulting wastewater into the Neuse ...

A request to permanently take 6.17 million gallons a day (MGD) from the Cape Fear River is facing opposition from local officials, leaders and organizations in Southeastern North Carolina. According ...

File photo of the Cape Fear River, which provides drinking water for over 1 million people in North Carolina. The river is polluted with contaminants like 1,4 dioxane and PFAS, both man-made chemicals ...

Fuquay-Varina is requesting to transfer water from the Cape Fear River basin to meet its future water demands. Nearly all speakers at a public hearing, including officials and residents, opposed the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A request to permanently take 6.17 million gallons a day (MGD) from the Cape Fear River is facing opposition from local officials, leaders and organizations in Southeastern ...

On Tuesday, people weighed in on Fuquay-Varina's plan to take millions of gallons of water per day from the Cape Fear River to support ongoing growth in the town. According to plans proposed by the ...

The town of Fuquay-Varina will soon be in serious need of more water, but its plan to get that water faces sharp opposition from stakeholders in the eastern part of the state. At a public hearing in ...

A law regulating the transfer of water between river basins was meant to help places like Cumberland County. Cities downstream of the Cape Fear River historically could only stand by while ...