Volunteers Clean Up PWC’s Glenville Lake Shoreline

April 30, 2026

Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) employees, along with community and agency partners, came together to help protect a vital drinking water source during the annual Glenville Lake Shoreline Cleanup, organized annually for the same week as Earth Day.

PWC relies on the Cape Fear River and Glenville Lake as source waters to treat and distribute 10.645 billion gallons of water every year to more than 250,000 people in the area. A total of 49 volunteers participated in the cleanup effort, collecting approximately 64 bags of litter and debris from the shoreline surrounding Glenville Lake. The cleanup helps reduce pollution, protect wildlife habitat, and support long‑term water quality in one of PWC’s source water lakes.

“Glenville Lake plays an important role as a source of drinking water, and events like this demonstrate PWC’s commitment to protecting it,” said Chris Rainey, Interim Chief Officer for the Water Resources Division of Fayetteville PWC. “Every bag of trash removed helps safeguard water quality for current customers and future generations.”

The annual cleanup brings together volunteers from across PWC, as well as representatives from partner agencies, to focus on stewardship of the bottomland hardwood forest and shoreline areas around the lake. Litter carried into the water source by stormwater runoff can impact water quality, making shoreline cleanups an important preventive measure.

PWC safeguards watersheds as part of its broader mission to provide safe, reliable drinking water and to be a responsible steward of local natural resources.

For more information about PWC’s watershed protection efforts, visit www.FayPWC.com/Watershed-Protection.