Cape Fear River Watch was recently awarded a state award for the organization’s advocacy to stop chemicals from being discharged into the river and litter cleanup efforts.
The Wilmington-based nonprofit received the education and leadership award from the North Carolina Source Water Collaborative, a partnership of volunteers from nonprofit organizations, universities, state, local and federal agencies, professional associations, and regional councils of government.
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Jessica Janc, High Country Program director, also won an education award for collaborative educational programs.
The annual Source Water Protection Awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that protect public drinking water sources. Awards were announced last month during the Water Resources Research Institute’s annual conference.
Cape Fear River Watch works to educate the public and advocates against discharges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, into the Cape Fear River, the raw drinking water source for tens of thousands of North Carolinians.
The Source Water Collaborative develops and assists in creating strategies that preserve raw drinking water sources including rivers, lakes, streams and aquifers and land that protects and recharges those sources.
