Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) (New York)

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) is a program from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and NYS Department of Health (DOH) that funds drinking water infrastructure improvements for public and private water systems across New York.

The program provides low-interest financing, interest-free loans, and grants for eligible drinking water projects including treatment systems, distribution upgrades, and water source improvements. Projects must first be listed on the DOH's Intended Use Plan (IUP) and are screened, scored, and ranked annually. Eligible applicants include public and private water systems with projects included in the Intended Use Plan.

The program prioritizes projects addressing compliance issues, public health risks, and water quality concerns. Applications are submitted through an online portal; no stated deadline.

Apply for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Environmental Facilities Corporation Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Apply for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Apply for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Step 1: List Your Project Before you can apply for financing through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), you must first list your project on the state Department of Health's Intended Use Plan (IUP ).

Project listings are screened for eligibility, scored, ranked, and listed, and a new IUP is issued annually. If your project is included in the Annual List of the IUP, skip to Step 3. Drinking Water projects are listed by completing the project listing form on the state Department of Health's website (DOH).

The required information includes contact information, a general description of the project’s scope, a budget, and a project schedule. Projects are then screened for eligibility, scored, ranked, and listed. You should submit any available documents, such as engineering reports, consent orders, or project descriptions, to [email protected] in order to receive the most accurate project score and ranking.

The project listing form, hardship policy, Intended Use Plan and engineering report outline for drinking water projects are available on the Department of Health website . Project listings received after the deadline may be postponed to the next IUP year.

Step 2: Secure Required Documents Financial Application Guidance Actions required to process an application Before you get started with your financing application, please note there are a number of actions/processes that you must complete to generate the documentation you need to complete your application.

Municipal bond resolutions Environmental review documents and findings District formation/increase authorization, and Agreement for engineering planning services Form a special district (generally only counties or towns) Contact to SHPO for a determination on potential project impacts Hire a consulting engineer if you do not have a design engineer on staff Documents that may be necessary to close financing and/or get your money Documents include, but may not be limited to: Financial statements (audited if available) for the three most recent fiscal years (for applicants other than counties, cities, towns and villages) Letters for grant awards or financing that is not from/through EFC Current adopted capital and operating budgets Learn more about the required documents Step 3: Apply for Financing Are you on the Annual List in the IUP and interested in financing your project?

If you answered yes to both of those questions, then you are in the right place. You can now submit your application through our new online portal . You should submit your financing application as soon as possible to ensure you can meet your needs for timely access to funds.

It may take several months to process your application, obtain all required documents in good order, request clarification, prepare closing documents, and receive all approvals. Interest-free or subsidized financing are dependent on where your project is listed on our IUP Annual List which will be released later this year. In addition, applications may be submitted any time for market rate financing.

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