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

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will receive $14,352,000 under a Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program. The funding will capitalize New Jersey's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2029. Most funds will be provided as loans to public water systems for eligible drinking water infrastructure projects, including treatment improvements, water distribution system repairs, source upgrades, and storage tank construction or replacement. Some funding may support administrative and technical assistance activities. Subawards in the form of loans under the program are expected to increase water systems' technical, financial, and managerial capacity and ensure a safer drinking water supply statewide by financing multiple projects.

This agreement will provide funds 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:subawards include loans under the drinking water state revolving fund program.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.