March Town Meeting Money – Planning for Water Infrastructure

Coming NOW – a generational opportunity to repair and upgrade your drinking and wastewater systems! After a 40-year drought in federal funding, New Hampshire is receiving substantial support for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. With proper planning and authorization, your town can bring critical infrastructure up to date and prepare for the next 40 years of safe, affordable, and dependable operation.

First, Towns should work closely with their water, sewer, and highway departments to assess their needs. Next, because public water services projects are complex and expensive and the first wave of funding must be spent quickly, Spring 2022 town meetings should approve authorization to accept federal funds and expend required match.

The NH Department of Environmental Services is doing a great job identifying programs to meet critical needs through numerous loan and grants programs. Talk to your water services staff and partners and prepare your town in March 2022 to take advantage of this generational opportunity!