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Fayetteville PWC outlines major investments, PFAS response and reliability wins in annual briefing
Summary
Fayetteville PWC reported $52 million in FY2025 contributions to the city, improvements to water/wastewater systems, renewable expansions and a planned PFAS filtration project supported by federal grants; utility leaders highlighted industry awards and strong reliability metrics.
Fayetteville PWC presented a state-of-the-utility briefing to council on May 26 that outlined recent performance, awards, capital projects and future priorities.
Chair Richard King described FY2025 contributions (about $52 million) supporting city infrastructure and economic development, and listed key capital investments including annexation-related infrastructure ($31.2 million), payments in lieu of taxes ($11.9M), street-lighting support ($4M) and storm drainage improvements ($2.3M). King highlighted reliability statistics: customers experience fewer than one outage per year on average and average outage duration was about 31 minutes — roughly half the national average.
On water quality, PWC officials discussed PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River watershed and described plans for a new filtration facility (estimated ~ $120 million), noting federal grant awards covering a portion of the cost. King and PWC staff also described ongoing renewable-energy projects, community-solar expansion, distribution-system upgrades and workforce development partnerships with local colleges.
Council members asked about long-term power-delivery arrangements, including an upcoming 2029 decision on a power-supply agreement with Duke Energy Progress. PWC officials said they are weighing options as the utility plans for future energy delivery and transmission changes while pursuing grants and regional coordination.
