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Newton accepts major state funding for wastewater plant replacement and approves emergency cleaning budget

Newton City Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Council accepted $11.64 million in Directed Projects grant funding and noted an additional $33.75 million Clean Water Revolving Fund allocation for the Clark Creek wastewater treatment plant replacement; council also approved a small budget amendment to fund wetwell and gravity-pipe cleaning.

Newton’s City Council unanimously adopted a resolution accepting state-directed funds to aid replacement of the Clark Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and approved a separate, smaller budget amendment for immediate cleaning work at the plant.

Finance Director Kim Robinson told council that the state legislature provided $33,750,000 through the North Carolina Clean Water…

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