EPA allocates $400 millon to NC to prepare local drinking water for future natural disasters

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that they have  allocated $409.4 million to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for public water systems to improve local drinking water utility infrastructure so their systems can better withstand natural disasters.

The funds are part of a supplemental appropriation for hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The funds may be used to improve drinking water treatment, distribute water, improve the source of water supply, replace or construct finished water storage tanks, and complete other related infrastructure projects.