2021 DWSRF ANNUAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 2022 wvwv.epa.gov 816-R-22-002 ------- HIGHLIGHTS X i _ _ /'fflN/fflN/oX | ^|L| J£L| $1 $1 .09 B .13 B to communities with pop, of 10,000 or below to disadvantaged communities ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: $3.8 B $330M Provided in additional subsidy (principal forgiveness/ grants/negative interest) $238.9M (72%) of the additional subsidy went to disadvantaged communities The average DWSRF loan interest rate in 2021 was 1.1% This lower loan interest rate results in approximately $597.5 million in savings to local community rate payers, compared to a state market interest rate of 2.2% over 20 years 1,050 ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS VVVVVfVVVV 70% to communities serving 10,000 or fewer persons 36% of assistance agreements went to disadvantaged communities RANGE OF LOAN SIZES: $183M SET-ASIDE FUNDING PROVIDED: $222M $17.58M for technical assistance to small systems PLANNING AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE: $51.5M DWSRF ANNUAL REPORT 1 ------- SINCE 1997 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: $48.5B with $23.6B in Federal investments ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS: 17,300 0L 34% of assistance agreements went to disadvantaged communities ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY PROVIDED: Since program inception, the DWSRF has provided $4.2 billion in additional subsidy ¦r- These grant-like dollars help keep water rates affordable for communities DISBURSEMENTS: $42.2 B SET-ASIDE FUNDING PROVIDED: $3.9 B SAVINGS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES: I The below-market DWSRF interest rates resulted in approximately $11.6B in savings to local community rate payers over the life of the loan, compared to state market interest rate LOOKING AHEAD IWSRF AND THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW OF 2021 $15B for lead service line identification and replacement $30.7 B total for DWSRF appropriated over the next five years $11.7B for any DWSRF-eligible project or activity $4B for emerging contaminants/PFAS approximately 49%* to be provided as grant-like dollars, which represents a substantial increase over past authority *100% of funds for emerging contaminants/PFAS will be grant-like No or reduced state cost-share makes it easier for states to put funds to work ------- UDIES CITY OF CORNELIUS, OR: AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY Cornelius, a city of 9,800 people, needed additional drinking water storage to provide safe and reliable drinking water to customers. The city's above ground storage reservoir was inadequate to meet peak demand and emergency needs. The city received $2.8 million from the DWSRF to construct an aquifer storage and recovery system and a pump house facility. This new below-ground storage supply also increases the city's resiliency for any future natural disasters or other emergencies. The City of Gastonia utilized $30 million in DWSRF funding to replace failing sedimentation basins with new sedimentation basins and a membrane filtration system. The city's existing sedimentation basins and their adjoining filters had structurally failed, which decreased the treatment capacity at the city's main water treatment plant. Additionally, the new membrane filtration system will allow the plant to return to its original treatment capacity while occupying less space. The project was completed in December 2018 and ensures safe, reliable drinking water for the service area of 90,000 people. An aquifer storage and recovery system allows the City to meet peak demand and emergency needs and builds climate resiliency. DWSRF ANNUAL REPORT ------- CITY OF SOUTH HAVEN, Ml: CENTER STREET RECONSTRUCTION The City of South Haven utilized various federal, state, and local funding sources, including approximately $1 million in DWSRF funding, for drinking water system improvements. The city replaced 1,700 feet of undersized cast iron pipe, replaced lead or galvanized service lines, and improved water accessibility. This project, completed in May 2020, was part of a larger initiative to revitalize the downtown area of South Haven. As a result, the city's 4,300 residents now have access to safe drinking water. Replaced 1,700 feet of undersized cast iron pipe and lead or galvanized service lines, and improved water accessibility. Skagway, a small community of 1,000 residents, receives as many as 1 million seasonal visitors and needed additional water storage capacity to meet this large demand. The community decided to construct a redwood tank, based on the advantages anticipated throughout the life of the tank: corrosion resistance without deterioration or scale build-up, natural insulation, decay resistance, and longevity. The community utilized approximately $1.2 million and the project was completed in December 2018. To be sustainable, the community purchased and refurbished an existing redwood tank. CITY OF RICHLAND, WA: RICHLAND LORAYNE 3 CONSOLIDATION Due to high nitrate concentrations in Lorayne J's wells, the City of Richland provided Lorayne 3 drinking water through an emergency intertie for several years. In 2018, the city received $1.8 million in DWSRF assistance to consolidate the Lorayne 3 water system into its water system. The city installed a permanent intertie with Lorayne J, in addition to other system upgrades, allowing Lorayne J's 116 households to abandon their high nitrate wells. The previous owner of Lorayne 3 will continue to provide residents with landscape irrigation water, reducing demand for the city's water. DWSRF ANNUAL REPORT ------- |