NDWAC Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Working Group July 16-17, 1997 Meeting
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The first meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC)
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Working Group was held on
July 16-17, 1997, in Washington, D.C. Eighteen of the 22 members were
present at the meeting. Those members unable to attend were: Anna Miller,
Jackie Morris, Stephen Rhodeside and Rodney Tart.
Time was allotted during this initial meeting for briefings that provided
the working group with important background information on the status
of the implementation of the DWSRF as well as the related activities of
NDWAC's Small Systems and Source Water Protection Working Groups.
The DWSRF Working Group arrived at consensus on the following actions:
- Issue papers should be developed based on the Working Group's discussions
on (1) eligibility and (2) private systems.
- An informational document with examples should be prepared to assist
States in defining eligible growth.
- The Working Group will review and comment on the transfer guidance
being developed by EPA.
- The Working Group will review and comment on EPA's information document
on credit analysis for private systems.
- The Working Group will review and comment on EPA's "Questions &
Answers" (Q&A's) that are under development for the DWSRF.
The Working Group also arrived at consensus language on the following
recommendations that it would make to NDWAC:
- The DWSRF Working Group recommends that NDWAC support and encourage
EPA's efforts to develop guidance which allows flexibility in the transfer
of funds between the SRF's of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking
Water Act.
- The DWSRF Working Group recommends that NDWAC urge EPA to pursue needed
statutory change to eliminate the transfer deadline in section 302 [42
U.S.C. 300j].
- The DWSRF Working Group recommends that NDWAC urge EPA to pursue needed
statutory changes to allow use of the CWA and SDWA SRF's for cross-collateralization.
- The Working Group scheduled its next meeting for September 17, 1997
in Washington, D.C.
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