This agreement funds a capitalization grant for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a capitalization grant of $14.74 million under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA 66.458), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2032. This formula grant establishes a long-term financing mechanism through which the state provides low-interest loans to municipalities and utilities for planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection projects. The anticipated deliverables include financing for wastewater treatment facility upgrades, stormwater management infrastructure, and emerging contaminant remediation activities that support improved water quality and public health outcomes for Maine residents.

As a subrecipient under this capitalization grant, the City of Saco received a subaward dated July 15, 2025, to undertake a Water Resource Recovery Facility Upgrade project. The self-sustaining revolving fund structure enables loan repayments to generate continued funding availability for future water infrastructure projects throughout the state, creating an enduring resource for communities to address water quality management activities consistent with the Clean Water Act.

Activities:the recipients of these funds provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients. Subrecipient:n/a - all SRF assistance will be provided as loans.outcomes:anticipated deliverables include financing planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The expected outcomes are to improve and protect water quality and public health. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state.