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**COVID 19 - Information for Public Water Systems**
Information for Public Water Systems
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Drinking Water Security and Emergency Response Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Statutes, Regulations and Federal Drinking Water Rules |
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021 DWS Circular Letter #2021-01: Prohibition on Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment in the SRF Programs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a memo notifying State Revolving Fund programs that effective August 13, 2020, recipients and subrecipients of federally funded assistance agreements, including borrowers under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), must comply with regulations at 2 CFR 200.216, Prohibition on certain telecommunication and video surveillance services or equipment, implementing section 889 of Public Law 115-232. Circular Letter #2021-01 further details the prohibition requirements and how they impact current and future DWSRF projects. Thursday, October 29, 2020 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund SFY 2021 Intended Use Plan now Final The Drinking Water Section has finalized the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program (DWSRF) State Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List. These documents, along with the Hearing Report for the Public Hearing held on September 15, 2020, are now available on the DWSRF webpage. Thursday, October 1, 2020 Annual Capacity Development Strategy Status Report DWS has just released the Annual Capacity Development Strategy Status Report to EPA for the 2020 State Fiscal Year and the Triennial Governor's Capacity Development Status Report for the 2018-2020 state fiscal years. These reports document the efforts DWS has undertaken during the respective reporting period to create and maintain acceptable levels of capacity for new and existing public water systems. The reports are available at the following link Capacity Development Report Wednesday, September 30, 2020 NEWWA Annual Conference Presentation Public Water System Regulation - COVID19 - Lori Mathieu, Branch Chief - Environmental Health & Drinking Water Branch
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Public Hearing Announced The Drinking Water Section will hold a remote Public Hearing via Zoom on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. to hear testimony regarding the Draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program during State Fiscal Year 2021. To view the IUP documents and the public hearing announcement, please click on Call for Projects, Review and Ranking of Projects and scroll down to the sections titled “Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List” and “Draft SFY 2021 IUP Public Hearing.”
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Amendment #1 to the SFY 2020 Intended Use Plan now Final The DPH has amended the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program’s SFY 2020 Annual Intended Use Plan (IUP). To view the IUP documents go to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund page and click on Call for Projects, Review and Ranking of Projects and scroll down to the section titled Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Friday, May 1, 2020 Deadline Extended for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Call for Projects for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021 – now May 14, 2020 The Drinking Water Section is announcing the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Call for Projects for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021. Please refer to the “Call for Projects, Review and Ranking of Projects” page for more details. Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Draft Amendment #1 to the SFY 2020 Intended Use Plan The Drinking Water Section is proposing to amend the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) State Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Intended Use Plan. This amendment is currently available for public review and comment until May 29, 2020. To view the IUP documents please visit the DWSRF webpage.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020 Deadline Extended for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Call for Projects for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021 – now April 30, 2020 Thursday, March 19, 2020 Circular Letter 2020-12- COVID-19 for Water Utilities Webinar #2
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Monday, March 9, 2020 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act- $40 Million Reduction in Lead Exposure via Drinking Water Grant “On February 19, 2020 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $40 million in grant funding under the 2016 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act to help reduce lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities. For more information please read DWS Circular Letter #2020-08 Monday, March 2, 2020 New Fiscal and Asset Management Plan Requirement for Small Community Water Systems – due January 1, 2021 The DPH has developed a new web page dedicated to Capacity Development topics and resources for Small Water Systems. The new Webpage discusses the new Fiscal and Asset Management Plan requirement for small community PWS. A Fiscal & Asset Management Plan Template is now available, with Instructions, a Resource Guidance Document and a List of all small community PWS required to meet the new statute. The plan template covers all requirements of the statute including asset management, fiscal management and unaccounted for water loss. Two training sessions will be scheduled in late April (one in Eastern CT and one in Western CT) to provide additional fiscal and asset management training. More information on the trainings coming soon! Please refer to Circular Letter DWS 2020-06 or contact Mandy Smith at Mandy.Smith@ct.gov or 860-509-7796 for more information on this new template.
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