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Environment Clean Water and Drinking Water Grants and Loans
Total Funding Available: $6 billion – $4 billion for CWSRF, $2 billion for SDWSRF
Massachusetts will receive about $50 million for DWSRF stimulus and about $130 million for CWSRF. There is presently a level of municipal funding requests many times those amount and the Commonwealth does not anticipate that it will need to solicit for additional projects to use the stimulus subsidies.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
The federal program provides Massachusetts with grants that the Commonwealth leverages in order to provide approximately $400 million per year in state-subsidized 2% interest rate loans for clean water loans through the State’s existing CWSRF.
The purpose of the CWSRF program is to implement the federal and state Clean Water Act by providing financial assistance for the construction of facilities or implementation of measures necessary to address water quality problems and to prevent pollution of the waters of the State.
Eligible uses for the funds include construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment facilities, local sewers, sewer interceptors, water recycling facilities, as well as, expanded use projects such as implementation of nonpoint source (NPS) projects or programs, development and implementation of estuary Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans, and storm water treatment.
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
The federal DWSRF provides the Commonwealth with grants that are leveraged to provide approximately $140M per year in state-subsidized 2% interest rate loans to assist public water systems in achieving or maintaining compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Projects must be proposed for a public water system, must be needed to comply with the SDWA, and must be on the Massachusetts project priority list.
Eligible uses include water treatment facilities, replacement of aging infrastructure, planning studies, consolidation of water systems, and source water protection. Ineligible uses include dams or rehab of dams, O&M costs, projects mainly for fire protection.
Special Factors related to Stimulus
N/A
Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Funds:
• The federal Administrator is directed to reallocate Revolving Fund monies where projects are not under contract or construction within 12 months of the date of enactment.
• Prohibits the use of both Revolving Funds for the purchase of land easements and to prohibit other set asides under section 1452 (k) of the Safe Drinking Water Act that do not directly create jobs.
• States are directed to use “not less than 50 percent” of the funds for principal forgiveness, negative interest loans or grants.
• Not less than 20% of funds shall go for green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative activities (provided these types of applications are received).
• Federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws apply.
• ARRA contains a provision requiring stimulus recipients to “Buy American” material, goods and equipment.
How to Access Funding
Both funds will be run through the state revolving fund programs. Web site is listed below.
Clean and Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Funds:
State contact: Steven McCurdy (DEP), This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
www.mass.gov/dep/water/wastewater/srfhowto.htm
MMA Staff Contact
Tom Philbin, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (617) 426-7272
Environment Clean Water and Drinking Water Grants and Loans
Clean Water and Drinking Water Grants and Loans
Total Funding Available: $6 billion – $4 billion for CWSRF, $2 billion for SDWSRF
Massachusetts will receive about $50 million for DWSRF stimulus and about $130 million for CWSRF. There is presently a level of municipal funding requests many times those amount and the Commonwealth does not anticipate that it will need to solicit for additional projects to use the stimulus subsidies.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
The federal program provides Massachusetts with grants that the Commonwealth leverages in order to provide approximately $400 million per year in state-subsidized 2% interest rate loans for clean water loans through the State’s existing CWSRF.
The purpose of the CWSRF program is to implement the federal and state Clean Water Act by providing financial assistance for the construction of facilities or implementation of measures necessary to address water quality problems and to prevent pollution of the waters of the State.
Eligible uses for the funds include construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment facilities, local sewers, sewer interceptors, water recycling facilities, as well as, expanded use projects such as implementation of nonpoint source (NPS) projects or programs, development and implementation of estuary Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans, and storm water treatment.
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
The federal DWSRF provides the Commonwealth with grants that are leveraged to provide approximately $140M per year in state-subsidized 2% interest rate loans to assist public water systems in achieving or maintaining compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Projects must be proposed for a public water system, must be needed to comply with the SDWA, and must be on the Massachusetts project priority list.
Eligible uses include water treatment facilities, replacement of aging infrastructure, planning studies, consolidation of water systems, and source water protection. Ineligible uses include dams or rehab of dams, O&M costs, projects mainly for fire protection.
Special Factors related to Stimulus
N/A
Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Funds:
• The federal Administrator is directed to reallocate Revolving Fund monies where projects are not under contract or construction within 12 months of the date of enactment.
• Prohibits the use of both Revolving Funds for the purchase of land easements and to prohibit other set asides under section 1452 (k) of the Safe Drinking Water Act that do not directly create jobs.
• States are directed to use “not less than 50 percent” of the funds for principal forgiveness, negative interest loans or grants.
• Not less than 20% of funds shall go for green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative activities (provided these types of applications are received).
• Federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws apply.
• ARRA contains a provision requiring stimulus recipients to “Buy American” material, goods and equipment.
How to Access Funding
Both funds will be run through the state revolving fund programs. Web site is listed below.
Clean and Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Funds:
State contact: Steven McCurdy (DEP), This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
www.mass.gov/dep/water/wastewater/srfhowto.htm
MMA Staff Contact
Tom Philbin, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (617) 426-7272
Last Updated on March 23, 2009
