PWC to Receive Additional $30M to Fight PFAS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, July 19, 2024
Fayetteville, N.C.- The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) has been awarded $30 million in state and federal funding to support PWC’s construction of a Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) facility for the treatment of PFAS chemicals. In addition, PWC will also be receiving $1 million in support of Operation Clean & Clear, PWC’s program to inventory water service lines to remain in compliance with recent changes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead & Copper Rule.
The announcement from Governor Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) of the $30 million funding support is in addition to previously announced funding. To date, PWC has been awarded more than $60 million in principal forgiveness and low interest loans to go towards paying for the $80 million project currently under design and is expected to be completed in 2028. PWC also has improvements underway at the P.O. Hoffer Water Treatment Facility to expand the Powder Activated Carbon (PAC) filtration system to be completed in 2026. These improvements will allow the removal of modest amounts of PFAS from the drinking water until the GAC filtration system is completed.
“We are grateful for the funding from Governor Cooper and Secretary Biser in support of PWC’s mission critical upgrades to our Water Treatment process that will remove PFAS chemicals in our source water,” said Timothy Bryant, CEO/General Manager of Fayetteville PWC. “For years, PWC has been a leader in delivering drinking water meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements. Our customers deserve the absolute best drinking water, and these funds will ensure that we are able to continue meeting that standard every day. We will continue to pursue federal, state, and local dollars whenever available.”
For more information about PWC’s two ongoing projects, visit:
www.FayPWC.com/Operation-Clean-Clear/.
Below is a breakdown of the total funding support for PWC’s PFAS filtration improvements and for Operation Clean & Clear:
Amount | Project | Loan Type | Funding Source |
$10,000,000 | Glenville Lake and PO Hoffer GAC Facilities | Principal Forgiveness | Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds for Emerging Contaminants |
$11,000,000 | Glenville Lake and PO Hoffer GAC Facilities | Principal Forgiveness | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) |
$39,000,000 | Glenville Lake and PO Hoffer GAC Facilities | Low Interest Loan | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) |
$500,000 | Glenville Lake and PO Hoffer GAC Pilot Study | Principal Forgiveness | Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds for Emerging Contaminants |
$60,500,000 | |||
$1,500,000 | Operation Clean & Clear | Principal Forgiveness | Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)Funds for Lead and Copper |
$500,000 | Operation Clean & Clear | 0% Interest | Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funds for Lead and Copper |
$2,000,000 |
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