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Recovery Funding for Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure
National Information
Related Links
On this page:
- Overview
- Funding Levels for Regional SRF Programs
- Regional CWSRF & DWSRF Contacts
- Links to Additional Information
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides funds to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Programs (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (DWSRF) in the amount of $4 Billion and $2 Billion, respectively, to create jobs and provide affordable funding for wastewater and drinking water projects. Twenty percent of the funds are to be used for projects that incorporate green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency, or other environmentally innovative activities.
- Expediency
Consistent with the intent of the Recovery Act, EPA is ready to move funds into projects that are ready to create jobs. The Recovery Act requires that SRFs reallocate funds where projects are not under contract or construction within 12 months of the Act's enactment (February 17, 2009). It also allows State priority lists to provide overriding priority to projects that are ready to proceed to construction within 12 months of enactment. The Act urges “commencing expenditures and activities as quickly as possible consistent with prudent management.” - Subsidies
The Recovery Act requires states to use at least 50 percent of their capitalization grant to provide subsidies in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest rate loans or grants, or any combination of these. This is in addition to the subsidy the SRFs already provide by issuing low interest rate loans. States have the flexibility to determine how they will implement this provision. - Green Projects
The Recovery Act sets a goal that not less than 20 percent of the funds shall support projects providing green infrastructure, water efficiency or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities. The “green project reserve” applies to the State Capitalization grants and the funds provided for Tribal drinking water and waste water infrastructure. - Retroactive Funding
Funds may be used to buy, refinance or restructure debt obligations of eligible recipients where the debt was incurred on or after October 1, 2008. Likewise, states can recover pre-award costs for allowable set-asides going back to this date. The “Buy America” and Davis-Bacon wage requirements apply to all Recovery Act funds, including retroactive funding. - Tribal Infrastructure
A set-aside of 1.5 percent of the CWSRF and DWSRF appropriations provides drinking and waste water infrastructure improvements in Indian Country. EPA works with Tribes and the Indian Health Service to identify projects and the priority needs. EPA provides funding for the selected projects to the Indian Health Service, which provides the engineering and construction expertise. Alternatively, Tribes may choose to take responsibility for the project. Tribes may also apply for a State Revolving Fund loan from the state within which their reservation is located. - Water Quality Planning
The Clean Water Act provides a one percent set-aside for water quality planning. States are to use this funding for water quality management and planning. They are to pass through forty percent of their funds to local, regional or interstate comprehensive planning organizations, or if there are strong reasons for waiving this, the Governor may approve a waiver. - Proposed Uses for SRF Funds
The draft Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for each SRF are released for public comment before being finalized. The majority of each grant will be used to fund water infrastructure projects, and a list of those projects can be found in the IUP. Up to 4% of each CWSRF grant, and up to 16% of each DWSRF grant, can be "set-aside" at the state's discretion to administer the SRF and provide technical assistance to water and wastewater systems. A description of these set-aside activities, if applicable, can also be found in the IUP. Below are links to state websites where you can view the IUPs.Alaska: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/MuniGrantsLoans/index.htm
Idaho: http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/assist_business/pws/construction_loans.cfm
Oregon (CWSRF): http://www.deq.state.or.us/WQ/loans/loans.htm
Oregon (DWSRF): http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/dwp/index.shtml
Washington (CWSRF): http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/funding/funding.html
Washington (DWSRF): http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/economic-rec.htm
Estimated FY2009 Recovery Act Funding for SRF Programs
Total Recovery Act Funding for CWSRF and DWSRF Programs in Region 10: $297.4 million
| Recovery Act Funding for State CWSRF and DWSR Programs (totals may not add up due to rounding) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | CWSRF | Planning (604b) | DWSRF | Total |
| Alaska | $24.5M | $237K | $19.5M | $43.2M |
| Idaho | $19.2M | $194K | $19.5M | $38.9M |
| Oregon | $44.3M | $447K | $28.5M | $73.2M |
| Washington | $68.2M | $689K | $41.8M | $110.6M |
| Total | $155.1M | $1.6M | $109.3M | $266M |
| Recovery Act Funding for Tribal Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure (totals may not add up due to rounding) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tribes by State | CWSRF | DWSRF | Total |
| Tribes in Alaska | $19.2M | $7.8M | $27M |
| Tribes in Idaho, Oregon, & Washington | $1.8M | $2.6M | $4.4M |
| Total | $21M | $10.4M | $31.4M |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund |
|---|---|
| EPA Michelle Tucker (tucker.michelle@epa.gov) (206) 553-1414 Office of Water and Watersheds EPA Region 10, OWW-137 1200 Sixth Avenue Suite 900 Seattle WA 98101 |
EPA Rick Green (green.richard@epa.gov) (206)-553-8504 Office of Water and Watersheds EPA Region 10, OWW-136 1200 Sixth Avenue Suite 900 Seattle WA 98101 |
| Alaska Mike Lewis (mike_lewis@dec.state.ak.us) CWSRF/DWSRF Coordinator Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (907) 269-7616 http://www.state.ak.us/dec/water/muniloan/index.htm |
Alaska Mike Lewis (mike_lewis@dec.state.ak.us) CWSRF/DWSRF Coordinator Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (907) 269-7616 http://www.state.ak.us/dec/water/muniloan/index.htm |
| Idaho Tim Wendland (tim.wendland@deq.idaho.gov) Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (208) 373-0439 http://www2.state.id.us/deq/index.htm |
Idaho Tim Wendland (tim.wendland@deq.idaho.gov) Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (208) 373-0439 http://www2.state.id.us/deq/index.htm |
| Oregon Larry McAllister (mcallister.larry@deq.state.or.us) SRF Coordinator Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (503) 229-6412 http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/loans/loans.htm |
Oregon Karen Homolac (karen.homolac@state.or.us) |
| Washington Brian Howard (brho461@ecy.wa.gov) SRF Coordinator Washington Department of Ecology (360) 407-6510 http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/links/funding.html |
Washington |
| Tribal Set Aside Contacts | |
| Regional Liaison and Alaska Coordinator Dennis Wagner (wagnerx.dennis@epa.gov) (907) 271-3651 EPA Region 10 Anchorage Operations Office 222 W. 7th Ave #19 Anchorage, AK 99513-7588 |
Coordinator for Tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington Sue Ennes (ennes.susan@epa.gov) (206) 553-6249 Office of Water and Watersheds EPA Region 10, OWW-136 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98101 |
Links to Additional Information
Green Projects:
- Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure (http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=298)
- Water Efficiency (http://www.epa.gov/waterinfrastructure/waterefficiency.html)
- Energy and Water (http://www.epa.gov/waterinfrastructure/bettermanagement_energy.html)
National SRF Recovery Act Information:
- Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (http://epa.gov/water/eparecovery/)
- Frequently Asked Questions for SRF Recovery Act Funding (http://www.epa.gov/water/eparecovery/faq.html)
- SRF Capitalization Grants Guidance Memo (PDF) (49pp, 660K)