RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper's office announced today that communities will receive more than $253 million in drinking water, wastewater infrastructure funding and stormwater construction grants.
According to a release from NC Environmental Equality, the funding will go towards 70 projects, 51 being construction, in 30 counties across the state.
"Strong water and wastewater systems are vital for safe drinking water and economic development," said Cooper. "Thanks to federal funding from the Biden-Harris Administration and state appropriations we’ve made historic investments to rebuild and replace aging systems, especially in rural communities, which will make our state stronger."
Projects mentioned in the release include:
- Fayetteville Public Works Commission will receive $30,000,000 in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Drinking Water-Emerging Contaminant funds for a project featuring the construction of a Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) facility for the treatment of PFAS.
- Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority (Lenoir County) will receive $2,160,000 in BIL Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants funds for a construction project featuring PFAS treatment.
- The Town of Beech Mountain (Avery and Watauga Counties) will receive $10,000,000 in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds for a Water System Improvement Project.
- Junaluska Sanitary District (Haywood County) will receive $9,495,104 in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds for a Low-Pressure Water Line Rehabilitation Project.
- The City of Asheboro (Randolph County) will receive $500,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)-Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds for the W. L. Brown Water Treatment Plant Emerging Contaminant (PFAS) Planning Study.
- The City of Sanford (Lee County) will receive $5,028,395 in State Waste Water Reserve and Clean Water State Revolving Fund funds for the Sanford Third Street Area Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
- The Town of Ayden (Pitt County) will receive $1,400,000 in Community Development Block Grant- Infrastructure program funds for the Woodcrest Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project.
- The City of Eden (Rockingham County) will receive $7,203,212 in Clean Water State Revolving Fund funds for the City of Eden North Basin Repairs Project.
- Gates County, designated distressed, will receive $1,305, 333 in Clean Water State Revolving Fund funds for the Buckland School Wastewater Improvements Project and $2,816,052 for the Cooper School Wastewater Improvements Project.
- The Orange Water and Sewer Authority (Orange County) will receive $3,245,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Line Replacement loans to replace lead service lines and comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.
- The following local government units designated as distressed by the State Water Infrastructure Authority and the Local Government Commission will receive Asset Inventory and Assessment grants from the Viable Utility Reserve, considered a vital step in planning and inventorying that can lead towns on a path to future viability: the Towns of Creswell, Denton, Morven, Ossipee, Rich Square and Snow Hill, along with Gates County, McDowell County and Swan Quarter Sanitary District.
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