From the EPA STAG Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Project Account, which will go to Union County, North Carolina. Rapid growth in the western part of Union County has overtaxed the wastewater system, and restricts the county’s ability to accommodate commercial and manufacturing economic development. Union County established in 2007 a “Sewer Allocation Policy” that lists private development projects which are unable to proceed until the county allocates sewer capacity. The private projects are ready to build, and are prioritized based on environmental permitting status and land use approvals. Funding for this project will help local, state, and federal governments to benefit from job creation with the creation of additional sewage infrastructure. The project will also improve public health.