$337 million granted to N.C. to repair Helene infrastructure damage
Nearly a year after Category 4 Hurricane Helene caused severe flooding throughout North Carolina, the Environmental Protection Agency has provided a total of $337 million to assist in recovery efforts, WITN News reported. Of this amount, $276 million is designated for bolstering water infrastructure resilience, while $61 million is allocated through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act specifically for recovery related to Hurricane Helene.
From the $276 million earmarked for infrastructure improvements, more than $253 million will support North Carolina's Clean Water Safe Revolving Fund. This funding will facilitate low-interest loans aimed at planning, designing, and constructing eligible projects for treatment works improvements.
According to WITN News, the new Decentralized Clean Water Safe Revolving Fund received $22 million to enhance the resilience of septic systems, as noted by the agency.
This funding follows the earlier designation of $409 million in July for improvements to drinking water infrastructure.
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on September 26, 2024, before impacting North Carolina as a tropical storm the following day, resulting in over 100 fatalities in the state.
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