Hurricane Relief in North Carolina

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Project Background

Community Engineering Corps (CECorps) is partnering with the US Water Alliance through the EPA Environmental Finance Center to provide technical assistance to communities across North Carolina recovering from the severe impacts of Hurricane Helene in September of 2024. The hurricane caused widespread flooding, landslides, and infrastructure failures across western and central parts of the state, leaving many local governments and utilities with damaged or destroyed drinking water and wastewater systems.

Description of the Community:

CECorps is seeking engineering professionals to assist communities in developing conceptual scopes of work and cost estimates for projects eligible under the Helene SRF program. These preliminary engineering efforts will help small and underserved communities prepare strong, fundable SRF applications and prioritize critical improvements.

Project Scope of Work:

Volunteers will work with CECorps, the US Water Alliance, and local communities to:

● Assess post-storm infrastructure damage
● Develop preliminary scopes of work and cost estimates for water infrastructure repairs
● Support communities in preparing technical documentation for NCDEQ Helene SRF applications
● Provide general engineering guidance to improve infrastructure resilience and sustainability