EPA Awards Over $57
Million to the Texas Water Development Board
to Support the Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund Program
(DALLAS –
September 18, 2012) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $57,041,000
to the Texas Water Development Board to support the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund program. The funds will be used by the state of Texas to provide
loan assistance to eligible water systems for infrastructure improvements needed
to ensure safe drinking water is available to Texas residents.
The
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program was established under the Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 which authorizes the EPA to award
capitalization grants to states, which in turn are authorized to provide
low-cost loans and other types of assistance to public water systems to finance
the costs of infrastructure projects needed to achieve or maintain compliance
with SDWA requirements. States are also authorized to use a portion of their
capitalization grants to fund a range of set-aside activities including source
water protection, capacity development and operator certification. The program
helps to ensure that the nation’s drinking water supplies remain safe and
affordable, and that public water systems that receive funding are properly
operated and maintained.
Additional Information on EPA grants is available at
http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm
More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at
http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.html
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