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Greater funding opportunities for drinking water systems
Author(s) -
Bourne James,
Blette Veronica
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1998.tb08431.x
Subject(s) - safe drinking water act , set aside , business , water infrastructure , finance , authorization , environmental planning , water quality , water supply , engineering , computer security , environmental engineering , environmental science , ecology , computer science , agronomy , biology
The DWSRF commits federal funding to finance infrastructure projects and set‐aside activities to improve US water supplies. With the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) amendments on Aug. 6, 1996, Congress established the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), the first major authorization of federal funding to drinking water systems for the express purpose of ensuring greater public health protection and compliance with drinking water requirements. The DWSRF gives the states great freedom in allocating money for infrastructure needs and other projects and set‐aside activities that enhance managerial and operational quality or promote source water protection. It is up to each state to balance funding set‐aside activities with maximizing the amount of funding available to finance infrastructure improvements. The two‐pronged focus of DWSRF funding reflects the amended SDWA's new emphasis on preventing contamination of drinking water supplies and improving system operations.