N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Announced $472 Million In Grants For Wastewater Projects
Last week, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced over $472 million in funding for drinking water and waste water projects across North Carolina. The awards helps municipalities strengthen infrastructure to better withstand future storms, improve existing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, reduce contamination by forever chemicals, and identify and replace lead pipes.
“Families and businesses expect and deserve safe water when they turn on the tap,” said DEQ Secretary Reid Wilson. “The funded projects will strengthen aging drinking water and wastewater systems and will support healthy communities and a growing economy.”
This funding was made possible through a combination of funds from both the General Assembly and Congress. The NC DEQ is taking applications from localities for different water projects.
Projects include:
The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority will receive $17.8 million in Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) and State Wastewater Reserve Program loans for the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant Project.
The City of Goldsboro (Wayne County) will receive $33 million in Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF) and a State Drinking Water Reserve Program loan to construct a treatment project to remove contamination by PFAS, which are also called forever chemicals.
The Town of Newland (Avery County) will receive $10 million in DWSRF Helene funds for its Newland Drinking Water System Resiliency Improvement project.
The Town of Forest City (Rutherford County) will receive $5 million in CWSRF Helene funds for its Sewer System Resiliency Improvements project.
The City of Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) will receive $1.3 million in DWSRF Lead Service Line Replacement funds for its Lead Service Line Zone 5 Find and Replace Project.
The Town of Woodland (Northampton County) will receive $3 million in Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure funds for its Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Project.
The Town of Princeton (Johnston County) will receive a $400,000 Merger/Regionalization Feasibility Grant for its Merger Regionalization Feasibility Project.
The City of Belmont (Gaston County) will receive $400,000 for Asset Inventory and Assessment grants for their drinking water and sewer systems.
The Town of Grifton (Pitt County) will receive a $5.98 million Viable Utility Reserve grant to replace five wastewater pump stations.
McDowell County will receive $3.5 million in DWSRF funds for the Providence Hill Water Line Extension project.
The Town of Hot Springs (Madison County) will receive a $3.2 million State Reserve Grant for a Housing Authority Sewer to Main Wastewater Treatment Plant Helene project.
The Town of Southern Pines (Moore County) will receive $5 million in CWSRF loans for its Sewer Rehabilitation and Replacement project.
A list of all projects selected for funding is available on the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) website.
