Communities across New York state are set to receive millions for water infrastructure upgrades.

A total of $500 million from the state budget will be distributed across 14 communities for use in 106 projects. It will mainly be used for improvements to water and wastewater treatment plants.

“Investing in water infrastructure is an investment in the future of every New Yorker,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul in a statement. “My administration will continue ensuring communities have the financial support and tools they need to protect public health and safeguard our natural resources while keeping these critical investments affordable.”

The list of grants by region are as follows:

Capital Region: $40 million to 14 projects, including two grants totaling $6.5 million to the Village of Menands for lead service line replacement and drinking water treatment improvements.
Central New York: $64 million to 10 projects, including $25 million to Oswego County for a regional wastewater infrastructure initiative.
Finger Lakes: $52 million to 14 projects, including nearly $10 million to the Village of Avon’s wastewater treatment project that will improve water quality in the Genesee River.
Mid-Hudson: $66 million to 7 projects, including $10 million to the Town of Poughkeepsie for lead service line replacement.
Mohawk Valley: $37 million to 6 projects, including $8.9 million to the Village of Camden for wastewater infrastructure improvements that will protect Fish Creek and Oneida Lake.
North Country: $65 million to 10 projects, including $14 million to Elizabethtown to establish a municipal sewer and wastewater treatment system.
Southern Tier: $26 million to 7 projects, including $6.9 million to the Town of Chenango for improvements that will protect drinking water from emerging contaminants.
Western New York: $67 million to 15 projects, including $4.6 million to the Town of Friendship for sewer improvements that will protect and improve water quality in the Genesee River basin.

The state says these projects are predicted to create 22,400 jobs in construction and related industries, including engineering, manufacturing and local services.

More information can be found here.