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WithersRavenel’s infrastructure funding experts recently helped municipal clients secure more than $16.4 million in grants and low-interest loans to support critical drinking water and sewer infrastructure projects. These awards also include funding for lead service line (LSL) inventories and replacements.
The funding was announced by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) through its Division of Water Infrastructure (DWI), following approval from the State Water Infrastructure Authority (SWIA) on July 16, 2025. Award recipients will receive a Letter of Intent to Fund from the NCDEQ’s DWI.
Projects fall into two categories:
Construction Projects:
- Drinking Water
- Wastewater
- IIJA Drinking Water Emerging Contaminants
- IIJA Wastewater Emerging Contaminants
- BIL Lead Service Line Replacements
Planning Projects:
- IIJA Drinking Water Emerging Contaminants Evaluation & Assessment
- IIJA Wastewater Emerging Contaminants Evaluation & Assessment
- IIJA Lead Service Line Inventories
WithersRavenel Clients Awarded Funding
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Town of Belhaven – Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) – Sewer: $4,746,400
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Energy United Water Corporation – Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF): $2,422,745
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Sanford-TriRiver-Siler City – Lead Service Line Inventory: $1,000,000
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Sanford-TriRiver-Chatham – Lead Service Line Inventory: $1,000,000
- Sanford-TriRiver – Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) – Sewer: $7,292,700
All of the funding applications submitted by WithersRavenel during the Spring 2025 funding round have been awarded. Following a collaborative effort between our funding and utilities teams, we worked directly with DWI to ensure accurate scoring, resulting in full funding approval. This marks a 100% success rate for this funding cycle and reflects the dedication and expertise of our staff.
WithersRavenel congratulates our clients on these outstanding achievements! With these latest awards, we have helped our public sector partners secure more than $1 billion in grants and loans to support essential infrastructure and planning projects.
Our funding team brings deep knowledge of state and federal funding programs and a proven track record of successful applications.
If your community needs support navigating funding opportunities or managing awarded grants, we’re here to help.
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