Learn how to implement State Revolving Fund sponsored projects in your community at our annual workshop on November 15, 2017. Registration is now open: Click Here to go to the registration flyer. Registration is just $25 through November 9. Who should attend? You should attend if your city or utility: Will...
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Communities or wastewater utilities interested in applying for an SRF Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project should note the upcoming deadlines: December 1, 2017: Deadline to contact DNR to schedule a pre-application conference call. The call is mandatory with the purpose of discussing potential projects, getting technical advisors involved early, and...
The fiscal year 2017 annual report for the Iowa SRF is now available online at the links below. From the Executive Summary: "Annual reports usually contain a lot of data, and this one is no different. It includes dollar amounts financed, numbers of projects receiving assistance, return on capital figures, and more. But...
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved the Clean Water SRF and Drinking Water SRF Second Quarter Intended Use Plans for fiscal year 2018. The Commission took the action on September 18. 2017 at their meeting in Des Moines. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Drinking Water State Revolving Fund For more information, please contact Patti...
The second quarter updates to fiscal year 2018 Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for the Clean Water SRF and the Drinking Water SRF are now available for public review and comment at the following locations: Clean Water SRF Drinking Water SRF Public comments are welcome. Draft quarterly project lists are also available for...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of its "Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Eligibility Handbook" in late June 2017. The handbook emphasizes that the purpose of the DWSRF is to help carry out the public health protection goals of the Safe Drinking Water Act. It outlines which...
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved the Clean Water SRF and Drinking Water SRF Intended Use Plans for fiscal year 2018, which begins July 1, 2017. The Commission took the action on June 20, 2017 at their meeting in Windsor Heights. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Drinking Water State Revolving Fund For more...
The fiscal year 2018 Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for the Clean Water SRF and the Drinking Water SRF are now available for public review and comment at the following locations: Clean Water SRF Drinking Water SRF The IUPs cover the period of July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Public comments are...
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved the Clean Water SRF and Drinking Water SRF Fourth Quarter Intended Use Plan Updates for fiscal year 2017. The Commission took the action on March 21, 2107 at their meeting in Ames, IA. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
The IAWEA Small Communities Committee is sponsoring a series of workshops around Iowa this spring in order to provide guidance to smaller communities on wastewater infrastructure issues. You may view more information by clicking on the first file below. Online registration is available here: http://www.cvent.com/d/35q7c6/4W Each workshop runs from 4pm-7pm and...
The Fourth Quarter Updates to the FY 2017 Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for the Clean Water SRF and the Drinking Water SRF are now available for public review and comment at the following locations: Clean Water SRF Drinking Water SRF Public comments are welcome. Draft quarterly project lists are also available for...
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved the Clean Water SRF and Drinking Water SRF Third Quarter Intended Use Plan Updates for fiscal year 2017. The Commission took the action on December 20, 2016 at their meeting in Des Moines, IA. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
The Third Quarter Updates to the FY 2017 Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for the Clean Water SRF and the Drinking Water SRF are now available for public review and comment at the following locations: Clean Water SRF Drinking Water SRF Public comments are welcome. Draft quarterly project lists, including those applicants designated...
The fiscal year 2016 annual report for the Iowa SRF is now available online at the links below. From the Executive Summary: Nationally, $600 billion is needed for water infrastructure improvements over the next 20 years. In Iowa, surveys show more than $10 billion worth of needs.According to the U.S. Environmental Protection...
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved the Clean Water SRF and Drinking Water SRF Second Quarter Intended Use Plan Updates for fiscal year 2017. The Commission took the action on September 20, 2016 at their meeting in Des Moines, IA. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released handbooks covering what is and what isn't eligible for the Drinking Water SRF and the Clean Water SRF. Drinking Water SRF Eligibility Handbook This statement in the handbook sums up the purpose of the DWSRF: “The principal objective of the DWSRF is to facilitate...
You should attend this workshop if your City or utility will submit (or is considering submitting) an application for an SRF sponsor project, has been approved to move forward in the SRF sponsored planning process or is currently involved in an SRF sponsored project. This includes City or utility managers, consultants...
Four Iowa communities will move water quality projects forward with the support of a combined total of more than $9.8 million in low-cost water quality loans offered through the State Revolving Fund, which is jointly administered by the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Four communities recently received awards for their Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Projects funded through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Sponsored projects allow communities to complete innovative water quality efforts. The four awardees are: Monona: Winner of the 2016 Iowa Governor's Environmental Excellence Award. The City of Monona implemented a...
The Second Quarter Updates to the FY 2017 Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for the Clean Water SRF and the Drinking Water SRF are now available for public review and comment at the following locations: Clean Water SRF Drinking Water SRF Public comments are welcome. Draft quarterly project lists, including those applicants...
Two updated forms are now available. Applicants should begin using these new forms immediately. 1) Exhibit 3: Drinking Water SRF Intended Use Plan application. The form, which is included in the Water Supply Construction Manual, has been updated to reflect the new policy of allowing extended term financing for additional DWSRF projects. ...
Available funds for loan forgiveness for water meters and emergency generators have all been allocated. Regular loan funding for those projects is still available, but no further loan forgiveness will be provided. The response to the solicitation sent out in April resulted in more than $9 million worth of requests...
Twenty-three Iowa communities will move water quality projects forward with the support of a combined total of more than $40.4 million in low-cost water quality loans. The financing is made available through Construction and Planning & Design Loans through the State Revolving Fund.
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission approved the Clean Water SRF and Drinking Water SRF Intended Use Plans for fiscal year 2017. The Commission took the action on June 21, 2016 at their meeting in Moravia, Iowa. The FY 2017 IUPs include allocation of loan forgiveness for Drinking Water SRF public health,...
Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently announced that 16 Iowa communities with current State Revolving Fund loans for water quality projects will be saving a total of more than $1.9 million in interest over the remaining life of their loans as a result of the their interest rate being reduced from 3% to 1.75%.
