NCDEQ: Helene Recovery Spending on Water Infrastructure Reaches $1B

NCDEQ: Helene recovery spending on water infrastructure reaches $1B

North Carolina officials marked a major milestone in Hurricane Helene recovery efforts as the Department of Environmental Quality announced it has awarded more than $1 billion in grants for water, wastewater, and resilience projects across western North Carolina.

$20 million for dam safety goes to DEQ for structures impacted by Helene

The privately-owned Ridgecrest Pond Dam in Buncombe County is a recreational dam in poor condition, classified as high hazard by the state. And now, along with at least 10 other dams in Western North Carolina, Ridgecrest could either get repaired…

Governor announces $1 billion spent on water infrastructure since Helene

BURNSVILLE - Governor Josh Stein and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary Reid Wilson visited Burnsville Friday to announce that DEQ has now awarded more than $1 billion toward water infrastructure and resilience projects in western North Carolina.

North Carolina Has Now Invested Over $1 Billion in Hurricane Helene Recovery

North Carolina has reached a major recovery milestone, investing more than $1 billion to rebuild drinking water and wastewater systems devastated by Hurricane Helene while preparing communities for future storms. The funding has helped restore 98% of the water systems damaged by Hurricane Helene, although officials estimate more than $758 million in additional repairs are still needed. “Twenty-one months after Hurricane Helene devastated communi…