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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

When Congress passed Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1996, it authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set up Federal Capitalization Grant Funds totaling one billion dollars each year from 1995 to 2003. This federal money, combined with state match money, blended bond sale money and repayment money, allows Maine Drinking Water Program (DWP) to finance projects for water system capital improvements.

Funds are available as low interest loans. Disadvantaged Community Water Systems may receive further assistance through principal forgiveness.

Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Municipal Bond Bank (MMBB) administer the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund together. The Drinking Water Program is the Lead Administrator and is responsible for project management and technical support, as well as overseeing activities. The MMBB is the Financial Administrator and oversees the loan application process and tracks money to and from the fund.

A portion of the federal grant is set aside each year from the revolving project loan fund and used for non-project activities. Those activities include source water protection programs, technical assistance to small systems, a revolving loan fund for land acquisitions, system planning grants and wellhead protection grants.

If you have questions about Maine's SRF Program, please contact Nate Saunders at (207) 287-5685.

 

DWSRF Rules

 

2010 SRF Project Information

2010 Request for Projects (pdf file)

2010 Standard Reporting Form for Reporting DWSRF Eligible Projects (doc file)

Estimated Project Cost (xls file)

 

2009 SRF Project Information

Projects associated with ARRA Economic Recovery Funding may be subject to specific requirements. See ARRA Project guidance documents here: Drinking Water Program Economic Recovery Information

 

2009 Draft Primary Project List

2009 Draft Backup Project List

2009 Intended Use Plan

 

2009 Economic Stimulus Memo

2009 Supplemental Readiness Form

2009 Supplemental DWSRF Project Application

2009 Estimated Project Cost

 

2009 Request for Projects

Estimated Project Cost (.xls format - click here to download a free copy of Excel viewer)

Standard Form for Reporting DWSRF Eligible Projects

 

2008 SRF Project Information

2008 Primary Projects

2008 Backup Projects

2008 Intended Use Plan

Memo to Interested Parties

Attachment A

 

DWSRF Request for Reimbursement Form (.xls format - click here to download a free copy of Excel viewer)

DWSRF Request for Reimbursement Form - Multiple Funding Agencies

DWSRF Project Guide for all projects

SRF Construction Contract Requirements

Standard Form for Reporting DWSRF Eligible Projects

Estimated Project Cost (.xls format - click here to download a free copy of Excel viewer)

Capacity Development Grant application

Temporary construction sign for DWSRF funded projects

Project signs for all funding agencies (pdf file)

DWSRF logo

Helpful links:

Capacity Development

Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) (external link)

DWP Download Documents page