North Carolina to get $164m to improve water infrastructure

North Carolina State Water Infrastructure Authority has announced $164m funding for drinking water and wastewater projects across the US state.

Loans and grants will be used to fund 83 water projects in the state. These funds include the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) , the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) , the Community Development Block Grant for Infrastructure Program and the State Drinking Water and Wastewater Reserve Program.

About $70m will be sourced through the DWSRF for 13 projects and out of the total funds the majority will come from the Environmental Protection Agency with 20% provided by the state.

Gastonia will get a loan to build a membrane based water treatment plant in North Carolina to supply clean water.

About $62.2m will come from the CWSRF which will be used to improve 21 projects including wastewater, stormwater and other clean water infrastructure.

CWSRF will also provide a $9m loan to Brevard to rehabilitate its wastewater treatment plant.

The state will also receive $26.2m from the Community Development Block Grant for Infrastructure Program to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in low-to-moderate income communities.

Robbinsville will receive a grant to replace the ageing pipes within its collection system which is more than 100 years old.