Water: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
EPA's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund has allocated grant funding for fiscal year 2010 and has allocated grant funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). For general and government-wide ARRA information, please visit EPA's Recovery site or RECOVERY.gov
The Nation's water systems must make significant investments to install, upgrade, or replace infrastructure to continue to ensure the provision of safe drinking water to their 240 million customers. Installation of new treatment facilities can improve the quality of drinking water and better protect public health. Improvements are also needed to help those water systems experiencing a threat of contamination due to aging infrastructure systems.
The Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996, established the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to make funds available to drinking water systems to finance infrastructure improvements. The program also emphasizes providing funds to small and disadvantaged communities and to programs that encourage pollution prevention as a tool for ensuring safe drinking water.
- DWSRF 2010 Grant Award - Subsidy Report (PDF) (13 pp, 300K, About PDF)
- ARRA Allotments
- FY 2010 Final DWSRF State Allotments
- Allotment Formula for FY 2010-2013 Federal Register Notice
- 2009 Allotments
- 2007 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey
- Guidance
- Fact Sheets & Reports
- Tribal & Territorial Programs
- Program Data
- Related Programs
- Resources
Program Guidance
Regulation and Policy
- DWSRF Program Rule (August, 2000)
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- Federal Register Notice
- Fact Sheet PDF (2pp, 194K)
- Policy Memos DWSRF Policy Memoranda
- Policy on Transfers and Cross-collateralization in the DWSRF and CWSRF programs (FR October 13, 2000)
- Policy on use of DWSRF funds for creation of public water systems (FR November 3, 1998)
- Policy on use of DWSRF funds for reimbursement of eligible costs (FR January 12, 1999)
- Final DWSRF Guidelines (FR February 1997)
- DWSRF Program Questions and Answers PDF (44 pp, 183 K) (May 2001)
- Guidance for Tribal Set-Aside SRF Grant Program
Implementation Guidance
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: Program Operations Manual - Provisional Edition PDF (78pp, 3M)
EPA 816-B-06-007, October 2006 - Management Manual
Examples of documentation that states must submit to receive grants
(e.g., Operating Agreement, Intended Use Plan, Biennial Report).
- SRF Fund Management Handbook PDF (79pp, 792K)
EPA 832-B-01-003 - Guide to using the Automated Clearinghouse for the DWSRF Program PDF (31pp, 150K)
EPA-832-B98-003, September 1998 - Audit Guidance
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- The DWSRF Guide to Understanding Audits PDF (42pp, 327K) EPA 816-K-06-007, July 2006
- Audit Guide for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs PDF (98pp, 347K)
- New Icon-1
OMB Circular A-133 and Compliance Supplement
- Cross-Cutting Federal Authorities
Fact Sheets & Reports
Awards
- 2007 DWSRF Awards for Sustainable Public Health Protection
- Brochure PDF (4pp, 348K)
- Brochure PDF (4pp, 348K)
- 2006 DWSRF Awards for Sustainable Public Health Protection
- Brochure PDF (8pp, 3M)
- Map PDF (1pp, 248K)
Reports
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: 2009 Annual Report
2009 DWSRF Annual Report (PDF) (45 pp, 1.69MB)
EPA 816-R-10-021, November 2010
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund:
Investing in a Sustainable Future
2007 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-08-002, March 2008 - Full Report PDF (36pp, 2M)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund:
Increasing Impact
2006 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-07-002, June 2007- Full Report PDF (44pp, 2M)
- Full Report PDF (44pp, 2M)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program:
Delivering Sustainable Public Health Protection for America - 2005 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-06-003- Full Report PDF (32pp, 2M)
- Full Report PDF (32pp, 2M)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund:
Increasing Impact
2006 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-07-002, June 2007- Full Report PDF (44pp, 2M)
- Full Report PDF (44pp, 2M)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program:
Delivering Sustainable Public Health Protection for America
2005 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-06-003- Full Report PDF (32pp, 2M)
- Full Report PDF (32pp, 2M)
- The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program:
Financing America's Drinking Water from the Source to the Tap - A Report to Congress
EPA 918-R-03-009, May 2003- Full Report PDF (112pp, 956K)
- Appendices PDF (180pp, 2M)
- Financing America's Drinking Water - A Report of Progress
EPA 816-R-00-023, November 2000- Full Report PDF (20pp, 1M)
- Full Report PDF (20pp, 1M)
- Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis Report
EPA 816-R-02-020, September 2002- Full Report PDF (54pp, 2M)
- Fact Sheet (PDF (2pp, 105K)
- Implementation of Transfers in the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs: Report to Congress
EPA 816-R-00-021, October 2000- Full Report PDF (47pp, 488K)
- Full Report PDF (47pp, 488K)
- Handbook on Coordinating Funding for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure:
A Compilation of State Approaches
EPA-816-R-03-018, October 2003- Full Handbook PDF (78pp, 2M)
- Full Handbook PDF (78pp, 2M)
- Case Studies in DWSRF Implementation
This reports present a series of reviews on how states are implementing their DWSRF programs(public participation, assessing capacity, disadvantaged programs).- I. Public Participation
EPA 816-R-00-001, April 2000- Main Report PDF (24pp, 323K)
- Appendix PDF (39pp, 3M)
- II. Capacity Assessment
EPA 816-R-00-004, July 2000- Main Report PDF (23pp, 264K)
- Appendix PDF (47pp, 434K)
- III. Disadvantaged Communities
EPA 816-R-00-005, August 2000- Full Report PDF (96pp, 500K)
- Full Report PDF (96pp, 500K)
- I. Public Participation
- SRF Fund Management Handbook PDF (79pp, 792K)
EPA 832-B-01-003 - DWSRF State Priority System Compendium
(February, 1999)
Fact Sheets
- DWSRF Program Overview PDF (2pp, 236K)
EPA 816-F-00-028 - Public Participation in the DWSRF Program PDF (2pp, 298K)
EPA 816-F-00-015 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds to Assist Small Water Systems PDF (2pp, 310K)
EPA 816-F-00-014 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds for Source Water Protection PDF (2pp, 272K)
EPA 816-F-00-013 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds for Operator Certification PDF (2pp, 257K)
EPA 816-F-00-012 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds for Capacity Development PDF (2pp, 252K)
EPA 816-F-00-011 - Protecting Drinking Water with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program
EPA 832-F-00-001 - Funding MTBE Prevention and Remediation Projects with the CWSRF PDF (2pp, 367K)
EPA 832-F-00-004 - Funding Class V Injection Well Closures with the CWSRF PDF (2pp, 271K)
EPA 816-F-00-074 - Using the DWSRF for for Source Water Protection Loans PDF (4pp, 217K)
EPA 816-F-0028 - Using the DWSRF to Implement Security Measures at Public Water Systems PDF (4pp, 790K)
EPA 816-F-0028 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the New Arsenic Rule PDF (4pp, 258K)
EPA 816-F-02-004 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Radionuclides Rule PDF (4pp, 496K)
EPA 816-F-02-008 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule PDF (4pp, 179K)
EPA 816-F-02-007 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Filter Backwash Recycling Rule PDF (4pp, 492K)
EPA 816-F-02-006 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule PDF (4pp, 480K)
EPA 816-F-02-005 - Using DWSRF Funds for Transmission and Distribution Needs PDF (4pp, 165K)
EPA 816-F-03-003 - Funding Water Efficiency Through the State Revolving Fund Programs PDF (8pp, 1M)
EPA 816-F-02-006 - Implementing AWOPs through the Capacity Development and the DWSRF Programs PDF (4pp, 486K)
EPA 816-F-03-019 - Funding for Source Water Protection Activities PDF (8pp, 177K)
EPA 816-K-03-004 - New Icon-2DWSRF Green Project Reserve Example Business Cases PDF (12pp, 350K)
EPA 816-K-11-001 - SRF's UP: A Newsletter for the DWSRF and CWSRF Programs
- Summer 2002 PDF (12pp, 211K)
EPA 832-N-02-002 - Fall 2001 PDF (12pp, 236K)
EPA 832-N-02-001 - Spring 2000 PDF (116pp, 516K)
EPA 832-N-00-001 - Fall 1999 PDF (12pp, 455K)
EPA 832-N-99-002 - Summer 1999 PDF (12pp, 389K)
EPA 832-N-99-001
- Summer 2002 PDF (12pp, 211K)
- SRF State Activity Updates
- Accelerated Loan Commitment in California & Oregon PDF (1pp, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003e - Michigan's Short-term Investment Structure PDF (1pp, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003d - New York's Short-term Investment Structure PDF (1pp, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003b - New Jersey's Cross-Collateralization Structure PDF (1pp, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003a
- Accelerated Loan Commitment in California & Oregon PDF (1pp, 101K)
Program Data
- State Grant Allotments
- DWSRF National Information Management System (DWNIMS)
Reports with financial and programmatic data on the DWSRF program for state fiscal years 1997-2008
Related Programs
- Drinking Water Needs Survey
- Sustainable Infrastructure Initiative
- Capacity Development
- Operator Certification
- Source Water Protection
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program
- Office of Water Funding & Grants Page
- U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Utilities Service (RUS) -Water and Environmental Programs
Related Resources
Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool (FACT) - A financial analysis tool that helps identify the most cost effective method to fund a wastewater or drinking water management project. This tool produces a comprehensive analysis that compares various financing options for these projects by incorporating financing, regulatory, and other important costs.
Contact Information
- State DWSRF Contacts PDF (6pp, 17K)
- State DWSRF Programs On-Line (through Local Drinking Water Info)
- U.S. EPA - DWSRF Regional Contact Information PDF (1pp, 13K)
Work Groups
- National Drinking Water Advisory Council Working Group 1997