The City of Sanford’s customers are fortunate because we enjoy an abundant water supply from a single surface water source, the Cape Fear River. The Water Treatment Plant is located in close proximity to the headwaters of the Cape Fear River formed from the convergence of the Deep, Haw, and Rocky Rivers. The Water Treatment Plant is a regional supplier of drinking water to the City of Sanford, the Town of Broadway, Lee County, and sections of Chatham County. The treatment capacity is twelve million gallons per day, averaging seven million gallons per day. The treatment facility produces over two billion gallons of clean drinking water every year delivered directly to you, our customers.