HOW SET-ASIDES WORK

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Technical assistance and
training are critical to
sustaining our drinking water

systems.

States may use up to

approximately 31% of
their annual DWSRF grant
(called a "set-aside") from
EPA to use for these
activities.

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All 50 States +
Puerto Rico have DWSRF
programs.

PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY

EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES

States decide how much to set
aside each year and which
activities receive funding.

Infrastructure Planning and Design
Technical Assistance to Water Systems
Operator Certification Training
Source Water and Wellhead Protection
Asset Management Planning
Public Water System Supervision Program
Support

Water System Partnerships

$3.7 Billion

Total set-aside funding provided
by the DWSRF to support state
programs and communities
since 1997.

21.800

Number of small systems
(serving 10,000 or fewer persons)
that received technical assistance

in 2020.

SEPA

epa.gov/dwcapacity

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