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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services a $19.7 million Formula Grant under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2029. Funds will capitalize New Hampshire's DWSRF to provide low-interest financing for drinking water infrastructure projects that protect public health. Eligible activities include improving treatment facilities, replacing aging pipes, upgrading water sources, and constructing storage tanks. Some funds may also support set-asides for technical assistance to small systems, administration, and other allowable uses.

Through subawards, the DWSRF will finance infrastructure upgrades in multiple communities. The Town of Lisbon will receive funds for iron and manganese treatment, well upgrades, and water main replacement. The Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District subaward will support well pumps, water treatment upgrades, and new water mains. The Town of Derry subaward will interconnect municipal water systems serving three communities. These projects aim to increase technical capacity, ensure safer drinking water, and benefit public health statewide.

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 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:funding under the dwsrf set-asides is being used to provide grants for asset management, source water protection, cyber security, planning, watershed protection and restoration, energy audits, and water audits. 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.