New Hampshire awards $16M for water infrastructure projects

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) announced the approval of over $16 million in funding for 11 wastewater and drinking water improvement projects.

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

The projects receiving funding are:

• Exeter, Exeter River Cooperative, Inc.
  ARPA grant: $1,981,600

• Gilford, Mountain View Housing Cooperative Inc.
  ARPA grant: $1,283,500
  DWGT loan: $128,000
  Total project costs: $1,411,500

• Lancaster – Clean Water Planning Grant
  ARPA grant: $100,000
  Total project cost: $100,00

• 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