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

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:NH DES intends on funding will include technical and financial (grants and contracts) assistance for source water protection activities, which includes performance of regulatory functions related to new well and large groundwater withdrawal permitting and to manage database and GIS systems necessary to provide source water protection assistance to water systems. The state also plans to continue funding a highly successful leak detection contractor and potentially expand this work to include contracting service for water audits as well as grants for asset management plans.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.