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Jennifer Adams

Chairwoman, Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
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Jennifer Adams is Environmental Leader for the Optical Fiber and Cable Division of Corning Incorporated. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and has worked in the environmental field for more than three deca  

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May 29, 2025

How CFPUA and ILM’s Partnership Helps the Region Soar

What are the qualities of a great airport? Short lines, friendly staff, few delays, and clean concourses come to mind. I would add two more to the list: quality water and sewer.  Like most ...

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Mar 19, 2025

Refreshing Water (and Sewer) in Wrightsville Beach

In just over six months, Wrightsville Beach’s water and sewer customers will become customers of Cape Fear Public Utility Authority. The consolidation of the Town’s systems into CFPUA&r ...

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Feb 3, 2025

Coming Soon: Wilmington's Newest Wastewater Treatment Plant

A rendering of the plans to replace and expand the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant, with the old plant shown at left. Courtesy CFPUA. A year and half ago, I shared early plans for ...

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Dec 6, 2024

2024 Was a Historic Year for Your Water Utility

Before he presented Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s 2024 Annual Report at our recent Board meeting, CFPUA Executive Director Kenneth Waldroup had one disclaimer:  “I ...

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Nov 1, 2024

Don’t Backslide on Backflow: Protect Your Family’s and Neighbors’ Drinking Water

If your home has sprinklers or a swimming pool, you already know about backflow prevention assemblies. This device, usually covered by a plexiglass box and located at the side of your house, keeps con ...

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Sep 30, 2024

Join the Team That Keeps Things Flowing in Wilmington

Providing water and sewer service to 200,000 people with a staff of 350 – it’s no small feat. Keeping up with Wilmington’s utility needs requires one of the most diverse skilled w ...

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Aug 29, 2024

Work Begins on September 2025 Consolidation of CFPUA, Wrightsville Beach Water and Sewer Utilities

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority was forged in consolidation, combining what had been separate water and sewer services operated by the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County into a single entity ...

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Jul 24, 2024

Historic Downtown Getting Millions of Dollars in Modern Infrastructure

Downtown Wilmington’s historic character – from its brick streets to the eclectic mix of period architecture – is a draw for tens of thousands of visitors every year.  One do ...

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Jun 3, 2024

Garnering the Attention of Our Peers – and The President

Last month, staff at Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) hosted a delegation of engineers and scientists from global engineering and design firm Stantec at the Sweeney Water Treatment ...

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Apr 26, 2024

Backflow Preventers: How CFPUA Customers Protect Our Community’s Drinking Water

More than 200,000 people in New Hanover County depend on Cape Fear Public Utility Authority for safe, reliable drinking water. This is a 24/7 focus of CFPUA staff. At the same time, though, custome ...

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Mar 26, 2024

CFPUA’s Infrastructure Investments Have Outsized Impacts on Local Economy

Every year around this time, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) Board begins considering capital improvement projects planned for the upcoming fiscal year and for the next 10 years. The ...

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Jan 31, 2024

Local Legislators Deserve Thanks for Supporting Water Infrastructure

Water and sewer infrastructure, often expensive and difficult to engineer, is foundational to our quality of life. Availability of reliable water and sewer service determines what industries and emplo ...

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Jan 2, 2024

Keeping Lead Out of Our Community’s Drinking Water

Providing safe, quality drinking water to our community is a core mission at Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA). It’s a job that includes state-of-the-art treatment and intensive laborat ...

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Nov 27, 2023

CFPUA 2023 Annual Report Chronicles a Year of Organizational Excellence

With the approach of the year’s end, individuals and organizations commonly reflect on the challenges and accomplishments of the preceding 12 months while resolving to embrace the opportunities ...

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Oct 25, 2023

Water Wins in North Carolina's State Budget

Providing water and sewer services to more than 200,000 people in New Hanover County is a massive undertaking.  Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) operates nearly $1 billion worth of i ...

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Sep 25, 2023

Pilot Program Aims to Help Connect Those on Private Wells to CFPUA Water Service

At the October 11 regular meeting of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board, my fellow board members and I will consider approval of an interlocal agreement (ILA) with New Hanover County to conn ...

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Sep 5, 2023

Applying Lessons From the Past to Plan For the Future

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority first opened for business in July 2008, following the successful merger of existing water and sewer systems that had been managed by the City of Wilmington and New H ...

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Jul 31, 2023

How CFPUA Meets the Water Industry’s Top Challenges

A crucial pillar of organizational leadership is making sure you focus on the right things. Neglect of even some of the right things typically becomes apparent at some point, when failure or even disa ...

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Jul 5, 2023

New Wastewater Plant Will Support Quality of Life in Wilmington

There is nothing quite like a clogged toilet or drain to disrupt a family’s life.  Many times, all it takes is applying a plunger to the problem, and life goes on. Sometimes, though, n ...

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