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…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $174.6 million Formula Grant to the State of California Water Resources Control Board under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.468) effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026. The grant will capitalize California's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing for drinking water infrastructure projects that protect public health. This includes loans and assistance to public water systems for eligible projects such as improving treatment, repairing distribution pipes, upgrading water sources, and constructing storage tanks. The State may also use some funding for program administration and technical assistance to small systems. Two sub-awards totaling $15.8 million were made to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for a new hypochlorite generation station and to the West Valley Water District to expand its water filtration facility and repair existing infrastructure.

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. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $158,733,000.00. Pre-award costs have been approved back to july 1, 2022.activities: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. 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:loans or principal forgiveness assistance will be implemented through subawards.outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's DWSRF. 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.