by Shannon Pepper | Jun 23, 2023 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
The mission of the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration (WIFA) is to provide low interest rate loans under two Revolving Loan Fund Programs and grants under the State Bay Restoration Fund program for water quality, drinking water, and septic...
by Shannon Pepper | Jun 8, 2023 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), was signed into law by President Biden in late 2021. The law authorizes over $1 trillion for transportation and infrastructure spending, with more than $500 billion of which...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 3, 2023 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources, Uncategorized
State Revolving Funds, or SRFs, can be attractive for many utilities because they offer low-interest loans for expensive capital improvement projects. SRFs provide financing for drinking water projects through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and...
by Shannon Pepper | Jan 27, 2023 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Treatment Processes
In June of 2022, the EPA announced a huge pot of money available for Emerging Contaminants in small and disadvantaged communities — $5 billion, to be exact. The grants that are available to states through this fund are meant to address the health problem...
by Shannon Pepper | Jan 12, 2023 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Additional Support Organizations
Finding funding for your small water system can be tough. Luckily, technical assistance programs exist today to help connect utility operators and managers with the right teams to help you plan for the new and unexpected, understand local and federal requirements,...
by Shannon Pepper | Jan 5, 2023 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Access to Water Funding Sources
Both nationally and internationally, many assume that residents of the United States live with universal access to drinking water and sanitation. However, according to data from the American Community Survey and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 489,836 US...
