New Hampshire approves $14.5 for clean water infrastructure

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has approved multiple projects, in a combination of grant and loan funds, for needed wastewater and drinking water system improvements, totaling more than $14.5 million.

NHDES provided the funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).

The projects that have recently been approved are:

• Allenstown – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $225,000
  Local funds: $525,000
  Total project cost: $750,000

• Allenstown, Catamount Hill Cooperative, Inc. - Disadvantaged ARPA Grant
  ARPA grant: $1,693,800
  Total project cost: $1,693,800 

• Claremont – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $1,355,700
  CWSRF loan: $3,163,300
  Total project cost: $4,519,000 

• Danville, Rock Rimmon Cooperative, Inc. – Disadvantaged ARPA Grant
  ARPA grant: $1,463,772
  Total project cost: $1,463,772 

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

• Hooksett – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $450,000
  CWSRF loan: $1,050,000
  Total project cost: $1,050,000 

• Lebanon – Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $440,859
  CWSRF loan: $1,028,673
  Total project cost: $1,469,532

• North Conway Water Precinct - Clean Water Infrastructure
  ARPA grant: $997,000
  CWSRF loan: $2,093,000
  Total project cost: $3,090,000 

• Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District – Clean Water Planning Grant
  ARPA grant: $100,000
  Total project cost: $100,000 

• Swanzey – Stormwater Infrastructure and Planning:
  ARPA grant: $163,750
  CWSRF loan: $1148,750
  Total project cost: $312,500