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The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority has decided to take nearly $2 million awarded in a settlement from a class action lawsuit and pay down debt on a loan from the state.
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CFPUA: Ogden Park water station back in service following repairs Customers can fill their personal containers at New Hanover County s Ogden Park near the tennis courts (615 Ogden Park Drive), daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. By WECT Staff | February 1, 2021 at 11:50 AM EST - Updated February 2 at 12:25 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Ogden Park water station is now back in service following repairs, according to the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority.
According to a press release, the water station was inoperable on Monday due to an undisclosed malfunction and crews were working to restore services.
The systems were installed by CFPUA to provide customers with GenX-free water.
The Cape Fear River the Wilmington area’s primary source of drinking water has been polluted with toxic chemicals known as PFAS for at least 30 year. Traditional water-treatment systems were unable to filter out the chemicals. (Port City Daily photo / CFPUA)
WILMINGTON Make no mistake: Geoff Gisler is not pleased that Chemours recently violated a judge’s order to keep toxic chemicals out of the Cape Fear River.
Gisler, an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), won’t be satisfied until the substances known as PFAS including Genx are no longer escaping from the Chemours plant near Fayetteville. Compared to several years ago, when there was little being done to stop high levels of PFAS from flowing into the river, Gisler believes the recent violations are a good problem to have.