No NC limit on 1,4-dioxane means water customers bear costs

No NC limit on 1,4-dioxane means water customers bear costs

The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s Sweeney Water Treatment Plant treats water drawn from the Cape Fear River. Photo: CFPUA Second in a series WILMINGTON – Without a state-set limit for 1,4-dioxane, a public utility that serves an estimated 200,000 people here will have to invest millions of dollars to remove the federally deemed “likely carcinogen” from its raw drinking water source. The projected cost for Cape Fear Public Utility Authorit…