Clean Water

State Revolving Fund

CWSRF 2022

ANNUAL REPORT

JUNE 2021 -JUNE 2022	ApKil	www.epa.gov


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A MESSAGE FROM
THE OFFICE DIRECTOR

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report for the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Water State
Revolving Fund (CWSRF), highlighting our remarkable
progress and achievements in the past year. It gives me
great pride to share the positive impact we have made
in ensuring clean and safe water for communities. It was
another exceptionally productive year for CWSRF programs.

The states funded over 1,600 new infrastructure projects
totaling more than $9.6 billion in communities of all sizes.

Our collaborative efforts with local governments and water
utilities have enabled us to finance and implement critical
infrastructure projects that improve water quality nationwide.

Since the program's inception in 1988, the 51 CWSRFs have provided $163.2 billion through
46,224 assistance agreements. These funds have provided communities significant savings
for projects across a wide range of eligibilities, demonstrated by the projects highlighted
in this report. These are impressive figures, yet to fully recognize the success of the CWSRF
programs, we must look beyond the numbers. Behind the financial, environmental, and
public health benefits is a story that encompasses a diverse range of communities, projects,
and a multitude of federal and state funding partners.

In 2022, we continued to implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IDA), also
known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This landmark legislation brought forth much-
needed investment in water infrastructure across the country, enabling communities to
build needed water quality infrastructure that otherwise would not have been built due to
the lack of financial capacity. This is a transformational moment for the State Revolving Fund
programs. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to our dedicated team, partner organizations,
and the communities we serve. Together, we will continue to make significant strides in
protecting the country's invaluable water resources. Thank you for your continued support in
our endeavors.

Sincerely,

Andrew Sawyers, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Wastewater Management

Office of Water, United States Environmental Protection Agency

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2022

HIGHLIGHTS

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED:

$9.6 Billion

DISBURSEMENTS:

$7.2 Billion

ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS: 1,637

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22%

of assistance agreements went to state-
defined disadvantaged communities

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Of the approximate
$373.6 million CWSRF provided in

additional subsidies ^ ^

67%

went to disadvantaged communities

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The average CWSRF
interest rate in 2022 was

1.25%

providing significant cost savings to
borrowers

im

Range of Loan Sizes:

EH3 $2,300 to $660M



KEY TAKEAWAY:

In fiscal year 2022, the CWSRF provided 1,637 low-interest loans to
help communities cost-effectively implement clean water projects.

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SINCE 1988

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED

DISBURSEMENTS

(with $49.6B in federal investments)

ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS: 46,224

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11%

of assistance agreements went to state-defined disadvantaged communities

KEY TAKEAWAY:

Since the program's inception, the CWSRF has provided $6.3 billion in additional
subsidies to communities. These grant-like dollars help keep water rates affordable.

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LOOKING AHEAD:

CWSRF AND THE BIPARTISAN

INFRASTRUCTURE LAW

$12.7 Billion

Total appropriated for CWSRF over the next five years

$11.7B 0

for any CWSRF-eligible
project or activity

$1B<^

to address
emerging contaminants





+

49%

to be provided as grant-like dollars, which represents a substantial increase over past authority

si! Bog ess ESS] ss

100%

of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for emerging contaminants will be grant-like


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CWSRF CASE STUDIES

McDowell County Public Service District, WV: Coalwood Sewer Project - Phase 1

Challenges, such as a mountainous terrain and declining population that is also
low income, made traditional sewer extensions infeasible in the community
of Coalwood in McDowell County, West Virginia. Residential sewage had been
either treated by individual septic tanks or discharged directly to the Clear Fork,
a tributary of the Guyandotte River. Previous projects that proposed a single
system to serve the Coalwood area were turned down due to high operation
costs for multiple pump stations. The McDowell County Public Service District
(PSD) pursued a creative solution to split the residents into different collection
systems and wastewater treatment plants, removing the need for multiple lift
stations and deep interceptor sewers. Additional phases will expand wastewater
treatment to 209 residences, eliminating direct sewage discharges and failing
septic tanks in Coalwood. The PSD leveraged a $1.2 million CWSRF loan with
100% principal forgiveness in conjunction with a U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant and a West
Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council Grant.

Photo Credit: McDowell County Public Service District

The Coalwood Sewer Project will provide public health and environmental benefits by reducing
sewage discharges and lowering fecal coliform inputs to the impaired Clear Fork.

Town of Kearny, NJ: Kearny Town Redevelopment of Recreational Complex

This project provides recreational opportunities through it's multi-sport facility including fields for
baseball, softball, soccer, football, and a skate park.

The Town of Kearny used a creative approach to address contamination and
redevelop the Gunnel Oval Recreational Complex into a modern artificial turf
sports complex to provide recreational opportunities to the community The site
was contaminated with fill materials beneath its natural grass cover, creating
polluted runoff that would flow into the nearby tidal Kearny Marsh. This area
also experienced frequent flooding and surplus backflow within the Kearny
Marsh ecosystem. The New Jersey Water Bank provided Kearny with a $12.4
million CWSRF loan for the project, creating a savings of $3.2 million. The town
also received over $3.6 million in state grants.

The project involved installing an engineered cap over the fill to minimize
exposure to the contamination and reduce polluted runoff. Environmental
benefits also include improved stormwater management to minimize the
frequent flooding in residential and industrial neighborhoods. An estimated
200,000 gallons of stormwater can be stored under the playing fields.

Photo Credit: Town of Kearny

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CWSRF CASE STUDIES

Luzerne County, PA: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority 2021 ProFi
MS4 Stormwater Projects

This programmatic financing arrangement allowed the Authority to implement several projects,
which are broken down into three phases, with just one CWSRF application and loan.

Photo credit: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority received $12.9 million in CWRSF
financing to implement green infrastructure and hydromodification projects.
On behalf of the partnering municipalities, the Authority has restored over
16,000 linear feet of creek, constructed two rain gardens, and restored three
existing stormwater basins totaling over 18 acres. These projects will result in a
load reduction of 1,036,759 lbs of sediment, 145,619 lbs of nitrogen, and 228,944
lbs of phosphorus annually.

In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 31 municipalities partnered with the Wyoming
Valley Sanitary Authority to address pollutant reduction goals for sediments
and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in the Authority's MS4 Regional
Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan. In lieu of each municipality
developing and implementing their own individual plan to address pollution in
the Chesapeake Bay, they regionalized and developed a comprehensive plan,
then partnered with an existing sewer and water authority to implement it.

Villages of Dupont and Cloverdale, OH: STEP Collection System
Dupont-Cloverdale Wastewater Plant

By working together, the communities were able to develop a financing
package that qualified them for the Ohio SRF's Water Pollution Control Loan
Fund (WPCLF) principal forgiveness and grant funding. Dupont received $4
million in CWSRF principal forgiveness. Cloverdale received a $902,000 CWSRF
loan at a 0% "small community rate". Both CWSRF loans were cofinanced with
other state and federal sources.

Photo credit: Hunt tngineering, LLC.

This project provides improved sanitary service and eliminates a public health risk for the 460
residents of the partnering communities.

The neighboring northwest Ohio communities of Dupont and Cloverdale
suffered from failing home sewage treatment systems and required
significant financial assistance to make the necessary upgrades affordable for
residents. This project eliminated 186 failing or compromised home sewage
treatment systems by constructing a regional wastewater treatment plant
between Dupont and Cloverdale and individual septic tank effluent pump
collection systems in each community.

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CWSRF CASE STUDIES

Lost Bridge Village Water, AR: Lost Bridge Village Water and Sewer Improvement Dist. No 1 & 2



Lost Bridge Village is one of the few entities in the State of Arkansas that
discharges into Beaver Lake, a drinking water source for about 480,000
Arkansans. In response to a Consent Administrative Order from the Arkansas
Department of Environmental Quality, Lost Bridge Village installed a new
wastewater treatment plant in the existing footprint of the original plant.

The new wastewater treatment system utilizes modern wastewater treatment
technology such as equalization and extended aeration package plants with
dual-media filtration and chlorination. The Village received $3.1 million of
CWSRF assistance including $2.8 million of principal forgiveness, creating a
significant economic savings for the community.

Photo credit: Lost Bridge Water & Sewer District

This new treatment plant is providing a cleaner discharge into Beaver Lake, an important drinking
water source for Arkansans.


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Clean Water

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EPA Publication 832R22003

Cover Photo Credit:

2021 Tennesse PISCES Project, Humboldt Utilities


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