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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | California State Water Resources Control Board Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) What is Drinking Water State Revolving Fund? The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program assists public water systems in financing the cost of drinking water infrastructure projects needed to achieve or maintain compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements.
Abundant clean water for human uses and environmental protection to sustain California's future. To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources, and ensure their proper allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations.
3/24/2026 – Projects added to the DWSRF Fundable List and the EDWG Program 1/26/2026 - Final Expedited Drinking Water Grant Guidelines FY 2025-26 IUP November 2025 Update Updated 2025-26 DWSRF Emerging Contaminants Supplemental Intended Use Plan Fundable List 12/15/2025 – Fact Sheet – Drinking Water Grants 11/25/2025 – Proposed Projects to be Added to the 2025-26 DWSRF Emerging Contaminants Supplemental Intended Use Plan Fundable List 10/29/2025 - Projects Added to the DWSRF Fundable List and Round 5 of the Expedited Drinking Water Grant Funding Program 8/22/2025 - 2025-26 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan Note: The final Intended Use Plan reflects changes from Change Sheet 2, changes per Board direction, and non-substantive corrections.
Lead Service Line Replacement Supplemental Emerging Contaminants Supplemental 7/25/25 – 2023-24 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Annual Report 5/14/2025 – Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Policy Amendment 3/19/2025 - FY 2024-25 IUP November 2024 Update Updated 2024-25 DWSRF Intended Use Plan Comprehensive List Updated 2024-25 DWSRF Intended Use Plan Fundable List See federal and state funding requirements that may apply.
Plans, Policies, and Reports Looking for the intended use plans, policies, or reports regarding the Clean Water State Revolving Fund? See Plans, Policies, Reports Want to know which projects we have funded? Funding history and testimonials can be found here.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is your project eligible for DWSRF? Grants or principal forgiveness may be available for projects benefitting a small disadvantaged community (DAC), small severely disadvantaged community (SDAC), expanded small DAC/SDAC, or small non-disadvantaged communities with median household incomes (MHIs) less than 150% of the statewide MHI. More details on grant eligibility can be found in the annual IUP .
Visit the Office of Sustainable Water Solutions for more information on the different grant programs, including but not limited to, interim/emergency solutions, technical assistance, administrators, domestic wells/state smalls, etc. What’s the interest rate on DWSRF loans? Our interest rate is half of the most recent General Obligation Bond rate. For recent interest rates, see DWSRF interest rate history .
What’s the Median Household Income (MHI)? State Water Board Drinking Water and Wastewater Programs utilize the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates to determine Median Household Income data. Are there other funding options for water projects?
The State Water Board offers funding for a variety of water projects, including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to help finance wastewater and sewer projects. Want to see all the funding program we offer? Check out the Division of Financial Assistance webpage for all our funding programs.
Outside of the State Water Board, U.S. EPA offers a Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool for wastewater or drinking water projects and the California Financing Coordinating Committee has additional information on available state and federal funding. Voicemail: (916) 327-9978 Email: DrinkingWaterSRF@waterboards. ca.
gov For small, disadvantaged communities: Email: DFA-OSWS@waterboards. ca. gov Grants and Loans Resources Water is a precious resource in California, and maintaining its quality is of utmost importance to safeguard the health of the public and the environment.
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County-wide and Regional Funding Program is a program from the California State Water Resources Control Board that funds counties and eligible partner entities to implement regional programs addressing drought-related and contamination issues for small water systems and domestic wells serving disadvantaged communities. Eligible entities receive funding to manage regional programs, with the State reimbursing eligible implementation and management costs. Eligible project types include point-of-use and point-of-entry system installation and maintenance, well repairs and replacements, and limited-scale consolidation such as lateral connections and above-ground interties. Eligible applicants are nonprofits, local governments, and other organizations serving disadvantaged communities and low-income households in California. Applications are submitted through the Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST). Award amounts vary.
Emerging Contaminants (EC) and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Funding is a grant from the California State Water Resources Control Board that funds community water systems working to reduce public exposure to emerging contaminants and PFAS through drinking water infrastructure improvements. Authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, the program provides over $700 million to California. Funding supports construction projects for drinking water treatment, with most projects funded through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) criteria. Eligible applicants are California community water systems with qualifying EC or PFAS drinking water projects. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis through the FAAST system. Award amounts vary based on project scope and need.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.