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

This agreement will provide funds to capitalize the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) with an emphasis on lead service line replacement and associated activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines. As part of this agreement, the state ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, which are designed to protect public health.activities:the state has submitted an intended use plan (IUP) as part of the application package for this capitalization grant. This IUP contains a list of the capital projects that address lead service line replacement and associated activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines, which may receive funding from this grant. 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 alaska SRF program will develop and implement a small utility assistance grant program for eligible public water systems that serve a population of 3,300 or less. Grant recipients must be municipally owned or privately owned not-for-profit community water systems or non-profit non-transient, non-community systems. Along with allocated set-asides available through the base DWSRF capitalization grant and the BIL general supplemental grant, designated BIL lead service line grant funds will be offered to complete lead service line inventories. Additionally, $5,675,676 is allocated to loans.outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's DWSRF with primary purpose to reduce lead in drinking water by funding projects emphasizing the identification and removal of lead service lines. The fund may also 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.