The Clean Water Fund Financial Assistance for Municipal Projects
The Clean Water Fund is the mechanism through which CT DEEP provides financial assistance to municipalities for projects addressing wastewater needs.
Due to resource constraints, municipalities should allocate a minimum of 90 calendar days from the date of submission to CT DEEP for the review and comment or approval of any document submitted related to the Clean Water Fund. These documents may include, but are not limited to, funding applications, engineering reports, plans and specifications, and professional services contracts.
Implementation or execution of such documents without prior written approval by CT DEEP will result in loss of funding eligibility for the subject of the document.
Reports Regarding CWF
- Clean Water Fund Annual Reports to the Governor
- The Clean Water Fund Dilemma, Increasing Demands with Diminishing Fiscal Resources: A Report from the Clean Water Fund Advisory Workgroup to DEEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy
Applications for Funding - All Applications should be returned to: DEEP.ADMINCWF@ct.gov Questions should be sent to: DEEP.CWF@ct.gov
Priority Lists
NEW! DEEP has released the Draft Clean Water Fund Priority List for FY 2026 and FY 2027 (7/1/25 - 6/30/27) for the public comment period, which ends on
February 27, 2026.
A virtual public informational hearing will be held for the Draft Clean Water Fund Priority List on February 5, 2026, at 10:30am via Zoom, an online internet meeting platform. Please see Notice of Public Hearing for further details about how to register for the public hearing and how to submit public comments on the Draft FY 2026 - 2027 Priority List. The FY 2024 - 2025 Priority List remains in effect until the Draft FY 2026 - 2027 Priority List is finalized after the public comment period ends.
FY 2024 - 2025
A virtual public hearing was held for the Draft FY2024 - FY2025 Clean Water Fund Priority List on February 7, 2024 at 1:00pm via ZOOM. Comments submitted to the Department on the draft priority list were reviewed and revisions made, as necessary.
Please contact us DEEP.CWF@ct.gov with any questions.
Intended Use Plan
The CT Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program is authorized by the Clean Water Act and is capitalized with funds from the federal government, plus a required 20% match of funds from the state. Each year, the CWSRF program must submit a plan to the US EPA discussing how the program intends to apply that year’s funding on projects that address the state’s highest priority water quality needs. This ‘Intended Use Plan,’ or IUP, includes a list of projects from CT’s Clean Water Fund Priority List, short- and long-term goals of the program, how the funds would be distributed, information on the activities to be supported, and how the program will meet certain specific requirements pertaining to the management and use of the funds.
EPA General Terms and Conditions for all Clean Water Fund Agreements
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise-DBE (MBE/WBE) Forms and Memos
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Subcontractor Participation on Clean Water Fund (CWF) Projects for Construction Projects (CWF Memo 2019-003)
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Subcontractor Participation on Clean Water Fund (CWF) Projects for Engineering Services (CWF Memo 2019-002)
- DBE (MBE/WBE) Subcontractor Verification Form (January 24, 2019)
Helpful DBE Links:
- DBRA Requirements for EPA Subrecipients | US EPA
- Contract Provisions for Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | US EPA
Payroll Certification
Effective immediately, begin using the revised federal form, or the revised version of the DEEP form linked below. Please note the revised language now requires submission of page 2 of the federal WH-347 form, which is incorporated into the new DEEP form.
- DEEP Davis Bacon Payroll Certification Form v07.2025
- EPA WH347 Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Weekly Certified Payroll Form
Clean Water Fund Eligibility
- Phosphorus Project Grant Eligibility (CWF Memo 2016-005)
- Permit Costs Eligibility (CWF Memo 2016-001)
- Combined Sewer Overflow Treatment Plant Project Grant/Loan Eligibility (CWF Memo 2015-002)
- Utility Relocation (CWF Memo 2013-002)
- Roadway Restoration (CWF Memo 2013-001)
- Nitrogen Project Grant Eligibility (CWFM-4)
- Telecommunications Equipment Prohibition (CWF Memo 2021-001)
EPA Prohibition on Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment in the SRF Programs
and Required Language for Construction Plans and Specifications Regarding the Prohibition. - Equipment Sole Source (CWF Memo 2021-002)
- Quality Based Selection QBS of Engineering Services (CWF Memo 2021-003) and Guidance Document
Form used to certify QBS was completed: CT Clean Water Fund_QBS cert form - Useful Life Certification Form
Clean Water Fund Program Administrative Requirements
- Change Order Requirements (CWF Memo 2023-001) - Updated 4/18/2023
- Storm Resiliency (CWF Memo 2017-001)
- Fiscal Sustainability Requirements (CWF Memo 2016-006)
Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP) Certification Form (CWF Cert 001) - Administrative Requirements on Clean Water Fund Agreements for Construction Project Loans exceeding $40 million (CWF Memo 2016-004)
- Progress Payments on Engineering Reports (CWF Memo 2015-001)
- Infiltration and Inflow Rehabilitation Projects (CWF Memo 2014-002)
- Revised CT DEEP American Iron and Steel Provision (CWF Memo 2014-001a)
EPA American Iron and Steel Guidance (2014)
EPA American Iron and Steel Training (2016)
DeMinimis Tracking Forms for AIS - Ongoing Tracking Form and Final Report Form - Project Labor Agreement (CWF Memo 2013-003)
Please note that the above lists contain all current, valid Clean Water Fund memos.
Cyber Security Information for Wastewater Systems
Cyber Security 101 for Water Utilities | NEPIS | US EPA
EPA Cybersecurity for the Water Sector | US EPA
Cybersecurity | Homeland Security
Cybersecurity Best Practices | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA
For additional information regarding the Clean Water Fund associated with the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities please contact us by e-mail or call the Municipal Wastewater Section at 860-424-3704.
Content last updated January 16, 2026