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Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program
(Updated March
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Funding Program Overview
- The United States Congress established the Clean Water State Revolving
Fund (CWSRF) as part of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Amendments of 1987. The
EPA offers states capitalization grants each year according to a formula
established in the CWA. The capitalization grants are required to be matched
with 20 percent state funds and are added to payments of principal and
interest from previous loans. The combined funds are loaned out to eligible
public bodies and repaid to the CWSRF with interest. This means that the
CWSRF continues to revolve and grow and more money becomes available to fund
water quality projects. Today, the majority of the fund consists of repaid
principal and interest.
- The CWSRF must be managed in accordance with federal regulations
associated with timely use of funds, adherence to specific accounting
principles, fund perpetuity, project eligibility, financial capacity
assessments of borrowers, implementation of state rules, extensive public
outreach and public accountability, and strong coordination of multiple
environmental cross-cutters required under the State Environmental Review
Process, such as the Endangered Species Act, and state and federal
regulations for archeological and cultural resources.
- Due to the overall success of the Revolving Fund programs on the
national level, Congress continues to appropriate funds for the CWSRF as a
mechanism for the states to effectively stimulate the economy through
funding major environmental infrastructure and other water quality
initiatives.
Other Information
Related Funding Program State Rules:
Contacts for questions regarding the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program
Regional contact information
| Bellingham Field Office |
| Christina Maginnis |
360-715-5212 |
Activity and facility projects |
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| Central Regional Office |
| Mark Peterschmidt |
509-454-7843 |
Activity projects |
| Sanjay Barik |
509-454-4247 |
Facility projects |
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| Eastern Regional Office |
| Chad Atkins |
509-329-3499 |
Activity projects |
| Richard Koch |
509-329-3519 |
Facility projects |
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| Northwest Regional Office |
| Joan Nolan |
425-649-4425 |
Activity projects |
| Ken Ziebart |
425-649-7164 |
Facility projects |
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| Southwest Regional Office |
| Tammy Riddell |
360-407-6295 |
Activity projects |
| Dave Dougherty |
360-407-6278 |
Facility projects |
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