WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA allocates $409.4 M to North Carolina to prepare local drinking water utilities for future natural disasters * RALEIGH, North Carolina - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated $409.4 million to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for public water systems to improve local drinking water utility infrastructure so their systems can better withstand natu  more