Section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (sdwa) authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of sdwa

This $19,791,200.00 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program, will provide funds to capitalize the State of Wyoming's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The DWSRF will in turn be used to offer low-interest financing to public water systems in Wyoming for eligible drinking water infrastructure projects. This includes improving water treatment, fixing pipes, upgrading water supply sources, and constructing storage tanks - all aimed at protecting public health by ensuring a cleaner and safer potable water supply statewide. Additionally, the grant allows for technical assistance to small water systems, program administration, and other allowable uses under the DWSRF program. The award is effective from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2030.

This agreement will provide funds, authorized by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), to capitalize the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (dwsrf) to provide low interest financing for costs associated with the planning, design and construction of eligible drinking water improvement projects and activities to protect human health. As part of this agreement, the recipient ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, which are designed to protect public health.activities:the bulk of the state revolving fund will be used for loans and other authorized assistance to public water systems for eligible projects, including improving drinking water treatment, fixing leaky or old pipes (water distribution), improving source of water supply, replacing or constructing finished water storage tanks, and other infrastructure projects needed to protect public health. The recipient may also use some of the funding for specific 'set-asides'; to provide technical assistance to small systems, program administration, state program management and other allowable uses.subrecipient:the bulk of the SRF will be used for loans and other authorized assistance to public water systems for eligible projects, including improving drinking water treatment, fixing leaky or old pipes (water distribution), improving source of water supply, replacing or constructing finished water storage tanks, and other infrastructure projects needed to protect public health.outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's drinking water state evolving fund. The fund can then be used to increase technical, financial and managerial capacity of public water systems, and provide assurance of a cleaner and safer potable water supply by funding improvements to multiple water infrastructure projects. These public health benefits will be statewide.