NC Directs $472M in Water Infrastructure Grants to Storm-Hit WNC Communities

RALEIGH — North Carolina has directed $472 million in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funding to 66 counties as part of a broad post-Hurricane Helene resilience initiative, with several hard-hit Western North Carolina communities among the largest beneficiaries.Gov. Josh Stein and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality announced the allocations Feb. 19, describing the investment as one of the most significant water infrastructure funding packages in state history. The grants a