Division of Water Infrastructure

About

The Division of Water Infrastructure was created by the state legislature in 2013 through North Carolina General Statute 159G to consolidate funding programs that were previously administered by the Division of Water Quality, Division of Water Resources, and Department of Commerce. The division administers programs to provide grants and low-interest loans to local government units for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The legislation that created the division also created the State Water Infrastructure Authority.  

Division-funded projects include sewer collection and treatment systems, drinking water distribution systems, water treatment plants, storm water management systems, and stream restoration. Division funding programs include the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure program (CDBG-I), State Wastewater and Drinking Water Reserve programs, Merger/Regionalization Feasibility Grants (MRF), Asset and Inventory Assessment Grants (AIA) and the Viable Utilities program (VUR). 

I Need Funding

Spring 2023 Funding Round Application Deadline: May 1, 2023. Spring 2023 application forms and resources are available here.

Contacts

Division of Water Infrastructure offices are located in the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Many staff are currently teleworking and/or in the office on a limited basis. Staff phone numbers & email addresses are available here. Essential business may be conducted in person by appointment, using these email addresses.

State Water Infrastructure Authority

The next full Authority meeting will be held Feb. 21, 2023 at the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center, Raleigh.

Authority Annual Reports and Documents from Past Authority Meetings

State Water Infrastructure Authority and Division annual reports are available here. Documents from past Authority meetings are also listed here by meeting date.

Water Infrastructure Needs in NC

UNC Environmental Finance Center report.

Environmental Documents

Final environmental documents prepared for projects funded through the CWSRF and DWSRF programs.