Wilmington's Sewer Woes
Ongoing Coverage on WHQR

The NEI and the SOC... the moratorium and the consolidation... leaks, spills, repairs, and replacements.  This is the place to find all of WHQR's coverage of ongoing efforts to upgrade Wilmington's leak-prone sewer system.


Wilmington Sewers From A-to-Z

Latest Coverage:

NEI Repairs Completed (3/10/2008)

Everything from Sewers to Submarines in State of City Address (1/29/2008)

NEI Repairs Nearing Completion (12/28/2007)

Utility Hires First Manager (12/10/2008)

Utility Authority, Convention Center are Go (11/20/2007)

NEI Needs Another Section Replaced (10/25/2007)

Councilmember Questions Policies of Utility Authority (10/24/2007)

Officials to Ask Questions about Water, Sewer Authority (10/23/2007)

Pender, New Hanover Pursuing Joint Sewer Plant (10/15/2007)

Cape Fear Utility Authority Taking Shape (9/18/2007)

State Accepts Sewer Agreement (7/16/2007)

Sewage Spill on Bradley Creek (7/1/2007)

New Hanover to Lift Building Permit Ban (5/23/2007)

County Bans All Building Permits Around NEI (5/10/2007)

Wilmington, New Hanover Utility Board Pick (5/01/2007)

Wilmington Approves Sewage Reducation Measures (4/04/2007)

Small Sewage Spill in Wilmington (3/12/2007)

State Officials Reassured By Sewer Meeting (3/09/2007)

State, Local Officials Meet About Sewer (3/07/2007)

Year-in-Review: Wilmington Sewers (12/27/2006)

Swamped: City Takes on Most Troublesome Sewer Section (12/13/2006)

NEI Leak Repaired (11/21/2006)

Sewage Still Leaking After First Repair Attempt (11/20/2006)

Major Sewage Spill on Wilmington's Troubled NEI (11/19/2006)

Sewer Repairs Come with Big Price Tag (8/28/2006)


Links to Documents:

Wilmington's Special Order of Consent with the state

NEI Service Area Map