• Laws and Regulations
• Policy and Guidance
• Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool
• Annual Allotment of Federal Funds 

• Reports

Laws and Regulations

• Title VI of the Clean Water Act (CWA) (33 U.S. Code §1383)

  The CWSRF was established by Title VI of the 1987 amendments to the CWA.

• CWSRF Regulations (40 CFR Part 35.31) (PDF)(13 pp, 184 K, About PDF)

  In 1990, EPA issued regulations to supplement Title VI of the CWA by codifying all major requirements applicable to the CWSRF program.

• Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) (P.L. 113-121) (PDF)(182 pp, 481 K, About PDF)
  In 2014, WRRDA amended Titles I, II, V, and VI of the CWA. The amendments made significant changes to the program, including:
  • expanding eligibility categories for CWSRF assistance;
  • requiring loan recipients to prepare fiscal sustainability plans;
  • using additional loan subsidies;
  • developing affordability criteria; and
  • increasing loan maturities to the lesser of 30 years or design life.

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Policy and Guidance

• Overview of CWSRF Eligibilities
  This is a technical support reference, which looks at the many projects eligible to receive assistance from the CWSRF program.

• Enhancing Public Awareness of SRF Assistance Agreements
  These guidelines inform states of an agency-wide initiative focused on signage to enhance public awareness of EPA assistance agreements nationwide and how to implement the directive in the CWSRF and DWSRF programs.

• Green Infrastructure Policy for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
  This memorandum establishes a Green Infrastructure Policy that promotes increased CWSRF financing of green infrastructure projects nationally. See also, Financing Green Infrastructure: A Best Practices Guide for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
   
• Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) Guidance

  This document is EPA's guidance for implementing WRRDA requirements that apply to the CWSRF program.

• Green Project Reserve (GPR)

  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and subsequent annual appropriations require all CWSRF programs to use a portion of their federal grant for projects that address green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency, or other environmentally innovative activities.

• American Iron and Steel (AIS) Requirements

  WRRDA requires CWSRF assistance recipients to use iron and steel products produced in the United States for projects for constructing, altering, maintaining, or repairing public water systems or wastewater treatment works.

• CWSRF Reporting Requirements Memorandum

  The Interior Department and Further Continuing Appropriations, FY 2010 (P.L. 111-88) included a grant condition requiring recipients of CWSRF funds to report how they use the assistance they receive. This memorandum discusses how recipients must submit information to EPA’s CWSRF benefits reporting system at least quarterly.

• Guidance on Fees Charged by States to Recipients of CWSRF Program Assistance (PDF) (6 pp, 67 K, About PDF)
  This guidance describes how states may use money collected from fees charged to recipients of CWSRF assistance.
  • The following changes to the fee guidance were implemented after the guidance was published in the Code of Federal Regulations: If program income generated through fees is added to the fund and used for administration, those fees are not considered part of the limit on administrative costs.
     
• Transfer and Cross-Collateralization of CWSRF and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) (PDF) (6 pp, 140 K, About PDF)

  This policy identifies the process for states to obtain EPA approval for transfers and cross-collateralization of funds between the CWSRF and DWSRF programs.

• Cash Draw Proportionality Requirements for CWSRF and DWSRF

  This memorandum explains the requirements on the amount of federal funds that states may draw into their CWSRF and DWSRF programs and the schedule for these draws.

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Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool

• The Financing Alternatives Comparison Tool (FACT) is a financial analysis tool that helps communities identify the most cost-effective method to fund a wastewater or drinking water management project. FACT produces a comprehensive analysis that compares various financing options for these projects by incorporating financing, regulatory, and other important costs.

Annual Allotment of Federal Funds

• Each year Congress appropriates funds for the CWSRF program.
  • CWSRF annual allotments tables show the amount of federal funds received by, or allotted to, each state.

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