Since 1984 Clean Water for North Carolina (CWFNC, formerly the Clean Water Fund of North Carolina) has worked for clean, safe communities and workplaces with hundreds of communities and thousands of North Carolinians.

CWFNC is a private non-profit membership organization serving residents across the state of North Carolina. We have a very active and diverse board and staff, dozens of volunteers and hundreds of members who work hard to make North Carolina a better place.

We have helped people in every county of North Carolina through organizing and technical assistance, and have been a key player in many statewide environmental issues.

CWFNC researches environmental problems, analyzes public policy, and educates and empowers people. Skilled, confident and knowledgeable people who remain active in their communities are among our most important achievements.

We spearhead statewide action such as our People’s Enforcement Campaign, as well as help local communities develop strategies to address threats to their community environment and health. Issues we work on are environmental justice, surface and drinking water protection, and toxics, including air quality. In 2005, we are launching our Water Justice Campaign, calling for our state's laws and regulations to recognize safe, affordable drinking water to be a human right for every North Carolinian.

Clean Water for North Carolina has been a key player in many statewide environmental issues such as hog factories, PCB landfills, groundwater policy, hazardous waste incineration, enforcement policy and radioactive waste management. We have also published well-documented reports on enforcement and water quality challenges in four river basins across North Carolina.