New Hampshire awards nearly $17M to wastewater, drinking water improvement

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has announced a combination of grant and loan funds for wastewater and drinking water system improvement projects totaling $16.97 million.

NDHES awarded funding to 11 projects. Of those, 9 projects — or $13.57 million of the total awards — concern clean water infrastructure.

NHDES provided the funds through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), and the Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund (DWGT).

More information about the funded projects:

• Lancaster – Clean Water Planning Grant
  ARPA grant: $100,000
  Total project cost: $100,000

• New Castle – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $100,650
  CWSRF loan: $241,250
  Total project cost: $341,900

• Newmarket – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $255,000
  Local funds: $617,172
  Total project cost: $773,000

• Newmarket – Clean Water Planning Grant
  ARPA Grant: $100,000
  Total project cost: $100,000

• Portsmouth - Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $600,000
  Local funds: $2,000,000
  Total project cost: $2,600,000

• Raymond – Clean Water Planning Grant
  ARPA grant: $100,000
  Total project cost: $100,000

• Somersworth – Clean Water Asset Management Grant
  ARPA grant: $60,000
  Total project cost: $60,000

• Winchester – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $1,245,300
  CWSRF loan: $3,454,700
  Total project cost: $4,700,000

• Waterville Valley – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $800,000
  CWSRF loan: $4,000,000
  Total project cost: $4,800,000

• Exeter, Exeter River Cooperative Inc. – Disadvantage ARPA Grant
  ARPA grant: $1,981,600
  Total project cost: $1,981,600

• Gilford, Mountain View Housing Cooperative,Inc. - Disadvantaged ARPA Grant and DWGW Trust Fund Loan
  ARPA grant: $1,283,500
  Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund loan: $128,000
  Total project costs: $1,411,500