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Latest News

Monday September 30, 2024

Annual Capacity Development Status Report Now Available

The Drinking Water Section has finalized the Annual Capacity Development Status Report which has been submitted to EPA for the most recent reporting period. The reports include summaries of work conducted by CT DPH within the reporting period to help PWS create and maintain acceptable levels of technical, managerial and financial capacity at new and existing public water systems. The report is available on the DWS website at the following: Capacity Development Reports


Monday August 26, 2024

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Public Hearing Announced

The Drinking Water Section will hold a remote Public Hearing via Microsoft Teams on September 26, 2024, 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 2025. 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 2025 IUP Public Hearing.”

  • EHDW Circular Letter #2024-25 - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) – Public Hearing Announcement for State Fiscal Year 2025 Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List

Tuesday March 12, 2024

Call for Projects

The DWSRF program has issued its Call for Projects for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 (July 2024 – June 2025). All eligible water systems with ready-to-proceed infrastructure projects are encouraged to apply. Further details on the program, loan conditions, eligibility, and deadlines can be found in the documents linked below.


Tuesday March 5, 2024

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund SFY 2024 Intended Use Plan now Final

The Drinking Water Section has finalized the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program (DWSRF) State Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Intended Use Plan and Project Priority Lists. These documents, along with the Hearing Report for the Public Hearing held on October 4, 2023, are now available on the DWSRF webpage.


Friday October 27, 2023

Annual Capacity Development Status Report and Triennial Capacity Development Status Report to the Governor Now Available

The Drinking Water Section has finalized both the Annual Capacity Development Status Report which has been submitted to EPA and the Triennial Capacity Development Status Report to the Governor for the most recent reporting periods, respectively. The reports include summaries of work conducted by CT DPH within the reporting periods to help PWS create and maintain acceptable levels of technical, managerial and financial capacity at new and existing public water systems. The reports are available on the following webpage: Capacity Development Reports


Friday September 1, 2023

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Public Hearing Announced

The Drinking Water Section will hold a remote Public Hearing via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 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 2024. 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 2024 IUP Public Hearing.”