Water: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
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 297 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.
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- Guidance
- Fact Sheets & Reports
- Tribal & Territorial Programs
- Program Data
- Related Programs
- Resources
Program Guidance
Regulation and Policy
- DWSRF Program Rule (August, 2000)
- 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, 183K) May 2001
- Guidance for Tribal Set-Aside SRF Grant Program
Implementation Guidance
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: Program Operations Manual - Provisional Edition (PDF) (78 pp, 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) (79 pp, 792K) EPA 832-B-01-003
- Guide to using the Automated Clearinghouse for the DWSRF Program (PDF) (31 pp, 150K) EPA-832-B98-003, September 1998
- American Iron and Steel (AIS) Requirement
This web site describes the process for meeting the AIS requirement included in the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act for implementing the State Revolving Fund. - Audit Guidance
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- The DWSRF Guide to Understanding Audits (PDF) (42 pp, 327K) EPA 816-K-06-007, July 2006
- Audit Guide for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (PDF) (98 pp, 347K)
- 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) (4 pp, 348K)
- Brochure (PDF) (4 pp, 348K)
- 2006 DWSRF Awards for Sustainable Public Health Protection
- Brochure (PDF) (8 pp, 3MB)
- Map (PDF) (1 pg, 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) (36 pp, 2MB)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund:
Increasing Impact
2006 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-07-002, June 2007- Full Report (PDF) (44 pp, 2MB)
- Full Report (PDF) (44 pp, 2MB)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program:
Delivering Sustainable Public Health Protection for America - 2005 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-06-003- Full Report (PDF) (32 pp, 2MB)
- Full Report (PDF) (32 pp, 2MB)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund:
Increasing Impact
2006 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-07-002, June 2007- Full Report (PDF) (44 pp, 2MB)
- Full Report (PDF) (44 pp, 2MB)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program:
Delivering Sustainable Public Health Protection for America
2005 Annual Report
EPA 816-R-06-003- Full Report (PDF) (32 pp, 2MB)
- Full Report (PDF) (32 pp, 2MB)
- 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) (112 pp, 956K)
- A ppendices (PDF) (180 pp, 2MB)
- Financing America's Drinking Water - A Report of Progress
EPA 816-R-00-023, November 2000- Full Report (PDF) (20 pp, 1MB)
- Full Report (PDF) (20 pp, 1MB)
- Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis Report
EPA 816-R-02-020, September 2002- Full Report (PDF) (54 pp, 2MB)
- Fact Sheet (PDF (2 pp, 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) (47 pp, 488K)
- Full Report (PDF) (47 pp, 488K)
- Handbook on Coordinating Funding for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure:
A Compilation of State A pproaches
EPA-816-R-03-018, October 2003- Full Handbook (PDF) (78 pp, 2MB)
- Full Handbook (PDF) (78 pp, 2MB)
- 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) (24 pp, 323K)
- A ppendix (PDF) (39 pp, 3MB)
- II. Capacity Assessment
EPA 816-R-00-004, July 2000- Main Report (PDF) (23 pp, 264K)
- A ppendix (PDF) (47 pp, 434K)
- III. Disadvantaged Communities
EPA 816-R-00-005, August 2000- Full Report (PDF) (96 pp, 500K)
- Full Report (PDF) (96 pp, 500K)
- I. Public Participation
- SRF Fund Management Handbook (PDF) (79 pp, 792K)
EPA 832-B-01-003 - DWSRF State Priority System Compendium
(February, 1999)
Fact Sheets
- DWSRF Program Overview (PDF) (2 pp, 236K)
EPA 816-F-00-028 - Public Participation in the DWSRF Program (PDF) (2 pp, 298K)
EPA 816-F-00-015 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds to Assist Small Water Systems (PDF) (2 pp, 310K)
EPA 816-F-00-014 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds for Source Water Protection (PDF) (2 pp, 272K)
EPA 816-F-00-013 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds for Operator Certification (PDF) (2 pp, 257K)
EPA 816-F-00-012 - Using DWSRF Set-Aside Funds for Capacity Development (PDF) (2 pp, 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) (2 pp, 367K)
EPA 832-F-00-004 - Funding Class V Injection Well Closures with the CWSRF (PDF) (2 pp, 271K)
EPA 816-F-00-074 - Using the DWSRF for for Source Water Protection Loans (PDF) (4 pp, 217K)
EPA 816-F-0028 - Using the DWSRF to Implement Security Measures at Public Water Systems (PDF) (4 pp, 790K)
EPA 816-F-0028 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the New Arsenic Rule (PDF) (4 pp, 258K)
EPA 816-F-02-004 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Radionuclides Rule (PDF) (4 pp, 496K)
EPA 816-F-02-008 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (PDF) (4 pp, 179K)
EPA 816-F-02-007 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (PDF) (4 pp, 492K)
EPA 816-F-02-006 - Using DWSRF Funds to Comply with the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (PDF) (4 pp, 480K)
EPA 816-F-02-005 - Using DWSRF Funds for Transmission and Distribution Needs (PDF) (4 pp, 165K)
EPA 816-F-03-003 - Funding Water Efficiency Through the State Revolving Fund Programs (PDF) (8 pp, 1MB)
EPA 816-F-02-006 - Implementing AWOPs through the Capacity Development and the DWSRF Programs (PDF) (4 pp, 486K)
EPA 816-F-03-019 - Funding for Source Water Protection Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 177K)
EPA 816-K-03-004 - New Icon-2DWSRF Green Project Reserve Example Business Cases (PDF) (12 pp, 350K)
EPA 816-K-11-001 - SRF's UP: A Newsletter for the DWSRF and CWSRF Programs
- Summer 2002 (PDF) (12 pp, 211K)
EPA 832-N-02-002 - Fall 2001 (PDF) (12 pp, 236K)
EPA 832-N-02-001 - Spring 2000 (PDF) (116 pp, 516K)
EPA 832-N-00-001 - Fall 1999 (PDF) (12 pp, 455K)
EPA 832-N-99-002 - Summer 1999 (PDF) (12 pp, 389K)
EPA 832-N-99-001
- Summer 2002 (PDF) (12 pp, 211K)
- SRF State Activity Updates
- Accelerated Loan Commitment in California & Oregon (PDF) (1 pg, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003e - Michigan's Short-term Investment Structure (PDF) (1 pg, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003d - New York's Short-term Investment Structure (PDF) (1 pg, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003b - New Jersey's Cross-Collateralization Structure (PDF) (1 pg, 101K)
EPA 816-N-00-003a
- Accelerated Loan Commitment in California & Oregon (PDF) (1 pg, 101K)
Program Data
- State Grant Allotments
- DWSRF State & Territorial-Level Historic Funding 1997-2014 (PDF)(2 pg, 192K)
- DWSRF National Information Management System (DWNIMS)
Reports with financial and programmatic data on the DWSRF program for state fiscal years 1997-2010 - For general and government-wide American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) information, please visit EPA's Recovery site or RECOVERY.gov
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.
- Federal Funding for Utilities - Water/Wastewater - in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS)
Fed FUNDS is an intuitive web-based tool that provides tailored information for water and/or wastewater utilities to obtain information on federal disaster funding programs. Using Fed FUNDS, a utility can easily identify appropriate funding opportunities, gain insight on the application process, access customized forms to document costs, download successful utility applications, and contact utility funding mentors. Fed FUNDS features federal disaster funding programs from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), EPA, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Small Business Administration (SBA).
Contact Information
- State DWSRF Contacts (PDF) (5 pp, 102K)
- State DWSRF Programs Online (through Local Drinking Water Info)
- EPA DWSRF Regional Contacts (PDF) (1 pg, 13K)
Work Groups
- National Drinking Water Advisory Council Working Group 1997