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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

Grants

PFAS Grants

Loans


The Drinking Water Program has a number of funding programs available to help public water systems improve operations and management. Click on the links below for more information about each funding program available.

View or download a summary of all funding programs currently available.  (PDF)


 

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) is a State-operated program that provides funding to public water systems throughout Maine to improve or replace water system pipes, treatment plants, storage tanks, and sources of water. Funding for drinking water infrastructure improvement projects is available as low interest loans. Disadvantaged Community Water Systems may receive further assistance through principal forgiveness.

A portion of the DWSRF is used to fund non-construction projects that help improve and protect drinking water quality in Maine. These funding options include grants for source water and wellhead protection, system asset security, capacity development, and land acquisition (see below).

Click here to learn more about the DWSRF.

 

Grants

Capacity Development Grants – Grant money available to public water systems to enhance system capacity.

Lead Service Line Inventory Assistance Grants – Grants for Community or Non-Transient, Non-Community water systems to assist with lead service line inventory activities.

Source Protection Grant Program – Grants for the protection of public drinking water sources, available to community or non-profit, non-community public water systems using surface water and groundwater.

System Consolidation Grants – Partial funding (grant money) available to water systems for the purpose of consolidation with another water system.

Very Small System Capacity Development Grants – Grant money available to public water systems with a population of 100 or less to enhance system capacity.

Very Small System Compliance Loan Fund – 100% principal forgiveness loans for water treatment improvements required to achieve compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act standards (excluding the Total Coliform Rule)

Very Small System Total Coliform Grants – Grant money available to Community and not-for-profit Non-Community public water systems with a population of 100 or less to install a continuous chlorination disinfection system that is needed to achieve compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act standards.

Water System Asset Security Grants – Grants to community or non-profit, non-community public water systems for planning or implementing security measures to protect water system assets.

 

PFAS Grants

Resolving PFAS Contamination

Small Disadvantaged Community Emerging Contaminant Grants – Grants to small or disadvantaged community systems to address PFAS contamination.

Small Public Water System Emerging Contaminants Grants – Grants to small Community or Non-Transient, Non-Community public water systems to address PFAS contamination issues.

Emerging Contaminant Grants (Larger Systems) – Grants to Community or Non-Transient, Non-Community public water systems to address PFAS contamination issues.

Emerging Contaminant Consolidation Grants – Grants to Community and NTNC public water systems to address PFAS contamination and allow consolidation with a municipal PWS that does not have a PFAS exceedance.

Planning and Pilot Studies for PFAS Contamination

Very Small System Emerging Contaminant Planning Grants – Grants to very small Community or Non-Transient, Non-Community public water systems to study and assess PFAS contamination issues.

Emerging Contaminant Planning Grants – Grants to Community public water systems to study and assess PFAS contamination issues.

Private Wells with PFAS

Water Main Extension to Private Wells Containing PFAS – Grants to Community public water systems for extending distribution areas to homes with PFAS-contaminated wells.

 

Loans

Emergency Construction Fund – Loans for water systems where recent unexpected events pose a serious threat to health and welfare.

Land Acquisition Loans – Low interest loans to community or non-profit, non-community public water systems for purchase or legal control of drinking water source protection areas.

Lead Service Line Project Loans – Loans to build lead service line inventories, replace lead service lines, or do galvanized replacements.

Project Capital Improvements Loans – Financing for infrastructure improvements needed for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and to protect public health




Updated 4/18/2025