This agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (dwsrf) program

This $27,582,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (CFDA 66.468), provides capitalization funding to the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) for its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant supports UDEQ in offering low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure projects. This includes upgrades to drinking water treatment, water distribution systems, water supply sources, and finished water storage. The funding may also be used for technical assistance to small water systems, operator certification activities, and source water protection initiatives. The anticipated outcomes include enhanced public health protection through improved drinking water infrastructure and increased technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems across the state. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027.

The award furthers the public health protection objectives of the safe drinking water act (sdwa).activities:the recipient of these funds will provide low interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for the costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible drinking water improvement projects. The recipient may also use some of the funding for specific set-asides, including but not limited to providing technical assistance to small systems, for operator certification activities, and source water protection activities. 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 and implement the safe drinking water act.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible public health-related projects. Deliverables will also be used to increase the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems. The expected outcome is public health protection. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state.