Friday, June 11, 2021

Pursuant to RCSA 19-13-B102(w), all Community PWS are required to have emergency generator provisions for all critical facilities as well as an Emergency Contingency and Response Plan. The DWS has created a template for Community PWS to use to demonstrate compliance with this regulatory requirement. The Emergency Contingency & Response Plan Template to comply with RCSA19-13-B102(w) is now available for PWS use on the Forms and Applications Quick Link of the DWS webpage. Please note that this template is only to demonstrate compliance with RCSA 19-13-B102(w) and is not a substitution for large CWS in also meeting the requirements of RCSA 25-32(d)-3(d).

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Call For Projects for SFY 2022 – Lead Service Line Replacement Projects

The due date for submittal of Eligibility Applications for Lead Service Line Replacement projects only has been extended to April 16, 2021. Please refer to the DWSRF Call for Projects, Review and Ranking of Projects page and Circular Letter #2021-20  for more information.

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Amendment #1 to the SFY 2021 Intended Use Plan

The Drinking Water Section has finalized Amendment #1 to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) State Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Intended Use Plan. To view the IUP documents please visit the DWSRF webpage.

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Call For Projects for SFY 2022

The DWSRF Program is now accepting Eligibility Applications from eligible public water systems seeking funding for projects during SFY 2022. The DPH also anticipates that a new federal infrastructure stimulus bill may be passed in the coming months that could include additional loan and grant funding for drinking water infrastructure projects. This Call For Projects is your opportunity to apply. For more information, please visit the DWSRF webpage.

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Draft Amendment #1 to the SFY 2021 Intended Use Plan

The Drinking Water Section is proposing to amend the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) State Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Intended Use Plan. To view the IUP documents please visit the DWSRF webpage.

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.