Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

When Congress passed Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1996, it authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set up Federal Capitalization Grant Funds totaling one billion dollars each year from 1995 to 2003. This federal money, combined with state match money, blended bond sale money and repayment money, allows Maine Drinking Water Program (DWP) to finance projects for water system capital improvements.

Funds are available as low interest loans. Disadvantaged Community Water Systems may receive further assistance through principal forgiveness.

Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Municipal Bond Bank (MMBB) administer the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund together. The Drinking Water Program is the Lead Administrator and is responsible for project management and technical support, as well as overseeing activities. The MMBB is the Financial Administrator and oversees the loan application process and tracks money to and from the fund.

A portion of the federal grant is set aside each year from the revolving project loan fund and used for non-project activities. Those activities include source water protection programs, technical assistance to small systems, a revolving loan fund for land acquisitions, system planning grants and wellhead protection grants.

If you have questions about Maine's SRF Program, please contact Nate Saunders at (207) 287-5685 or Norm Lamie at (207) 287-2647.

DWSRF Rules on the Secretary of State's page.

Terms and Conditions (doc file)

2013 SRF Project Information

DRAFT 2013 DWSRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) (pdf file)

2013 DWSRF IUP Substantive Changes (pdf file)

DWSRF Application Form (fillable pdf file)

Request for Projects (doc file)

2012 SRF Project Information

2012 Drinking Water Construction Project Report

FInal 2012 DWSRF Intended Use Plan (IUP) (pdf file)

2011 SRF Project Information

2011 Drinking Water Construction Project Report with funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (pdf file)

2011 Business Cases for Green Project Reserve

Summary for 2011 Green Project Calculcations (pdf file)

2011-01 Searsport Water District (pdf file)

2011-02 Anson Water District (pdf file)

2011-06 Lincoln Water District (pdf file)

2011-07 Madawaska Water District (pdf file)

2011-08 Mexico Water District (pdf file)

2011-09 Old Town Water District (pdf file)

2011-10 Passamaquoddy Water District (pdf file)

2011-12 Portland Water District (pdf file)

2011-15 Strong Water District (pdf file)

2010 SRF Project Information

2010 Drinking Water Construction Project Report with funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. (pdf file)

2010 Business Cases for Green Project Reserve

2010-03 Bath Water District (pdf file)

2010-04 Calais Water Department (pdf file)

2010-05 Caribou Utilities District (pdf file)

2010-09 Hampden Water District (pdf file)

2010-10 Island Falls Project 2 (pdf file)

2010-11 Island Falls Project 1 (pdf file)

2010-17 Old Town Water District (pdf file)

2010-18 Passamaquoddy Project 1 (pdf file)

2010-19 Passamaquoddy Project 2 (pdf file)

2010-23 Portland Project D (pdf file)

2010-24 Portland Project E (pdf file)

2010-26 Portland Project G (pdf file)

2010-28 Presque Isle Pipepline Project (pdf file)

2010-29 Rangeley Water District Project 1 (pdf file)

2010-30 Rangeley Water District Project 2 (pdf file)

2010-39 Lewiston Water Pipepline Project (pdf file)