Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund Program
Low Interest Loans for Public Water Systems

The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (PDF 138KB) provides loans to community and nonprofit noncommunity water systems for capital improvements that increase public health protection and compliance with drinking water regulations. The basic interest rate is 1.5%. The DWSRF program is jointly managed by the Washington State Department of Health  and Public Works Board, in partnership with the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, in accordance with chapter 246-296 WAC (Code Reviser Web Site).

2007 Final DWSRF Funding List  (Excel 31 KB) approved by the Public Works Board on March 4, 2008.

2008 Application Guidelines and Application Form

• Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 2008 Funding Cycle Application Guidelines (PDF 1725 KB)

• 2008 DWSRF application form (Microsoft Word 546KB)
  2008 DWSRF application form (PDF 131KB)

2008 Funding Cycle in Water Tap

• 2008 Special DWSRF edition of Water Tap (PDF 683 KB)

The Washington State Department of Health and the Washington State Public Works Board prepared and posted the “Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan For Eleventh and Twelfth Year Federal Capitalization Grant” (PDF 82 KB) late last year for public comment. The purpose of the DWSRF federal/state partnership program is to:

• provide loans to public water systems for capital improvements aimed at increasing public health protection.

• provide a source of funds for other Safe Drinking Water Act activities.

The DWSRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) is the state’s request for set-aside and project loan funds and:

• provides information on the status of the state’s DWSRF program.

• covers how the state will process and allocate approximately $52 million in the Project Fund portion of the DWSRF.

• lists criteria used in determining capital project loan eligibility and prioritization.

• provides a prioritized project list for year eleven (Excel 39KB) and year twelve (Excel 40KB).

• provides list of ineligible/withdrawal projects (Excel 33KB).

More Information:

Planning requirements

Applicants will be required to meet water system plan submittal and approval deadlines in order to remain eligible for funding. Contact your regional office for more information.

Security projects

Funding from the DWSRF program may be available for certain types of security projects that improve infrastructure and support the water system's ability to protect public health and meet requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act.  Page 9 of  the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 2006 Funding Cycle Application Guidelines (above) provides more information.

More information on water system security.

Arsenic

Arsenic treatment projects are considered high priority for DWSRF consideration.  Many water systems exceeding the arsenic standard, especially small systems, will need to decide on the most appropriate treatment.   See the 2003 special edition of the Water Tap (PDF 163 KB) and arsenic fact sheet for more information.

Technical Assistance
 

Evergreen Rural Water of Washington
121 West K Street, Suite 103
PO Box 2300
Shelton, Washington 98584
Phone: 1-800-272-5981
or (360) 462-9287
Fax:(360) 462-9289

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
George Schlender
Regional Environmental Manager - AK, WA, OR, ID
408 North Mullan Road, Suite 104
Spokane WA  99206
Phone (509) 921-9415 
Fax: (509) 921-9417
 

Department of Health contact:
Email  or call
Kitty Weisman (360) 236-3116