Water Infrastructure

Hurricane Helene Emergency Funding

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Spring 2025 Projects Approved on July 16, 2025

You'll find approved projects from the 7/16/25 State Water Infrastructure Authority meeting here.

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NC's Statewide Water and Wastewater Master Plan

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Work for DEQ

DEQ is looking for top talent to share their knowledge, skills, and commitment to a strong, safe environment for our state and beyond.

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What We Do

The North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure provides financial assistance for projects that improve water quality. Programs within the division fund many types of projects, including sewer collection and treatment systems, drinking water distribution systems, water treatment plants, stormwater management systems, and stream restoration.

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Contacts

The Division main office is located in the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Staff phone numbers & email addresses are available here. Division mailing address: 1633 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1633. Division physical address: 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh NC 27604

State Water Infrastructure Authority

Latest Funding Round Updates

News: recent funding awards, SWIA meetings, workshops, training

Application Training Resources, New Payment Portal (EBS)Training, Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency (WWEE) Training

Information available here about: *Fall 2025 Funding Application Training (July 29 - Aug. 8, six statewide, in-person training sessions and one virtual option, recording will be posted online), *Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency (WWEE) Training will be held in Wallace (Tuesdays, 9/16 - 9/30, register here), *New EBS payment portal system went live on July 1. A recording of the training session is availble here.

Stormwater Funding Program

Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments (LASII) Program

Viable Utilities Unit and the Viable Utility Reserve

*New: Rate Study Guidance Document *Wastewater Energy Efficiency (WWEE) Training: Sept. 16-30 (Tuesdays) in Wallace. (click here and see "Resources and Additional Training Opportunities)

Emerging Contaminants / PFAS Funding

Lead Service Line Replacement Funding

2023 Appropriations Act Directed Projects

I Need Funding

Hurricane Helene-related Emergency Funding Information available here. Please continue to visit this website for any related updates. All other Division of Water Infrastructure funding programs, applications and forms are also available here.

I Have Funding

The five-step process: Engineering Report, Design & Bid, Approval of Bids, Construction & Disbursement of Funds, and Repayments (Additional requirements for CDBG-I projects). DWI's New Payment Portal System (EBS) information is available here. The system is live as of July 1, 2025.

Funding Programs

Lead Service Line Replacement Funding

Emerging Contaminants Funding

Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

Community Development Block Grant - Infrastructure (CDBG-I)

State Wastewater & Drinking Water Reserve Programs

Merger/Regionalization Feasibility Grant Program

Asset Inventory and Assessment Grant Program

Viable Utilities Program

Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Program (LASII)

2023 Appropriations Act Directed Projects

Water Infrastructure By The Numbers

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To Help NC Communities

Since 2014, we’ve helped NC communities with more than $1.5 billion in funding assistance, as they invest in their economic and environmental future.

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To Fund NC's Drinking Water Needs

$15 billion will be needed to fund NC’s drinking water needs over the next 20 years.

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To Fund NC's Clean Water Needs

$11 billion will be needed for clean water needs such as wastewater treatment systems and sanitary sewers over the next 20 years.