It's lurking in your kitchen and can cause BIG plumbing problems 🧈🍳
Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) and pipes do not mix. So far this year, CFPUA crews have cleaned out nearly 120 MILES of sewer mains to remove FOG, wipes, and other potential blockages.
🚧 Lane Shifts Overnight on Dawson Street for Water Repair🚧
📍Starting at 9 p.m., crews will close the outer lanes on both sides on Dawson Street in the 700 and 800 blocks
🚗 Traffic shifted into the two center lanes
⏰ In effect for 8 hours
Details: cfpua.org/m/newsflash/home/d…
Sneaky leaks can cause your water bill to creep up 💧 Visit ow.ly/wSHQ51025fU for easy ways to check your home for plumbing problems.
The scariest thing to a sewer system? So-called "flushable" wipes, which can clog pipes and lead to sewer spills 😱 Keep our community's sewers flowing by NEVER flushing :
🚫Wipes, even if they are labeled "flushable"
🚫Hygiene products
🚫Household trash
Local students, what does water mean to you? Show us with your art! Our Value of Water Art Contest is now open for submissions 🎨 Visit cfpua.org/calendars to learn more!
Today! From 10am to 2pm, you can safely drop off medications, syringes, and vaping devices at:
💊Novant Health New Hanover Medical Plaza 2243 South 7th Street, Wilmington
💊Novant Health Scotts Hill Outpatient Surgery Center 9104 Market Street, Wilmington See less
In 90 seconds, see the journey your water takes from the river to the tap 🌊💧Learn more about your drinking water at cfpua.org/clearlybetter
📣Alert for 405 – 510 Waynick Boulevard in Wrightsville Beach 📣 CFPUA is aware of several dock meters without water pressure due to a main break. No homes or businesses are affected. Crews expect to have service restored early Friday, Oct. 23
Congrats to our phenomenal Executive Director Kenneth Waldroup on being selected for the WilmingtonBiz 100! Ken's advocacy for strong infrastructure and clean water benefit our entire region 🌊
Check out the full WilmingtonBiz 100 here: ow.ly/moeU51007y3
Flushing medications and syringes can damage infrastructure and cause pollution 🚫🚽 Luckily, Novant is making safe disposal easy with a drive-thru drop off this Saturday from 10am to 2pm!
Students and recent grads - CFPUA is hiring an intern in Communications! 🎤 Learn more and apply: ow.ly/zt7b50ZZlqi
CFPUA will host a community meeting this Wednesday, Oct. 21, on the upcoming Furtado Drive Water Main project.
⏰4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
📍Porters Neck Elementary School cafeteria
Learn more: cfpua.org/m/newsflash/home/d…
Water is the lifeblood of our communities, and it takes all of us to protect it.
This year for #ImagineADayWithoutWater, we’re honoring the people who power water every single day, from engineers and utility workers to advocates and everyday citizens💧💪 thevalueofwater.org/imaginea…
Local students, show us what water means to you! Our Value of Water Art Contest is now open for submissions 🎨 Visit cfpua.org/calendars to learn more!
Are you a Masters-level student in Communications or Marketing? 🎤 We're hiring a Communications Fellow! Learn more: ow.ly/9Y0Z50ZXbq9
📣 Sunset Park-area Customers 📣 CFPUA's valve exercise project begins today near Shipyard Boulevard and will move north through the neighborhood this week. Please be mindful of crews working in the roadway!
Learn more: ow.ly/kUMs50ZWSje
Our Sweeney Plant takes the Gold! 🏆For the 15th year in a row, CFPUA's Sweeney Water Treatment Plant has won the N.C. Area Wide Optimization Award (AWOP) from the State Division of Water Resources.
Learn how we produce award-winning drinking water: youtube.com/watch?v=3YBegLLM…
200,000+ people rely on CFPUA water and sewer every day💧It takes an incredible Customer Service team to manage accounts, read meters, and help customers connect to the services they need 🧑💻👩🔧 Thank you, Customer Service, for all you do! #CustomerServiceWeek
Congrats to our stellar Northside Water Reclamation Facility and Laboratory teams! Staff were honored today with plaques recognizing their partnership with the N.C. Wastewater Monitoring Network 🔬Learn more about this important public health effort at ow.ly/rEKs50ZW3F6
📣Heads up for Wilmington Customers📣 Starting Monday, 10/12, CFPUA will be exercising valves and flushing hydrants. Work will start in Sunset Park, with crews moving to Forest Hills, Downtown, and surrounding areas in the coming weeks.
Learn more: cfpua.org/m/newsflash/home/d…
