Learn the Issues
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SRF Fund Management Handbook
The purpose of the Handbook is to guide EPA and state SRF managers through the process of strategic fund management by putting the major financial topics concerning the SRF programs together in a single place.
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Application of American Iron and Steel Requirements for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Projects for Fiscal Year 2018
AIS Requirements under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018
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Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: Ohio’s Home Sewage Treatment System Program
Ohio’s CWSRF program provided over $3 million in ARRA funds to decentralized wastewater projects as part of its Home Sewage Treatment System program.
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Collaborative Watershed Restoration Plan: Maine’s Project to Improve Casco Bay
The Long Creek Restoration Project received $2.1 million in ARRA loan funding from Maine’s CWSRF to implement the recommendations of the Long Creek Watershed Management Plan.
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Integrating Green Infrastructure with Community Needs: El Cerrito Green Streets Project
The El Cerrito Redevelopment Agency, in combination with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, obtained a $392,000 loan with 100% principal forgiveness through ARRA for the construction of a series of rain gardens and bioswales along San Pablo Avenue.
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Asset Management Plans and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
This fact sheet demonstrates how the Clean Water State Revolving Fund is a source of financing for wastewater utilities’ asset management planning efforts and capital expenditures.
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Power Up with Methane Gas: Struthers Water Pollution Control Facility
The city of Struthers received $5.4 million in ARRA funding from the Ohio’s CWSRF for a project that uses methane gas produced at the Struthers Water Pollution Control Facility to power unit treatment processes and offset the facility’s energy footprint.
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Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF): Planning / Assessment
Asset management is a foundation for understanding near-and-long term operational and capital needs. It provides a clear picture of infrastructure-related expenses and future investment needs, which inform financial planning processes.
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Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF): Stormwater
CWSRF programs are well-positioned to help address water quality issues caused by stormwater runoff through the financing of gray and green infrastructure solutions.
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Project Waiver of AIS Requirements for Triple Offset Butterfly Valves for City of Santa Cruz, California (DWSRF)
AIS waiver request approval.
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Permit Limits-Permitting to Meet a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Information on tools for permit writers when writing NPDES permits for facilities located on bodies of water for which a total maximum daily load (TMDL) has been approved or established by EPA.
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NPDES TMDLs WQBELs options
Examples of TMDLs where it might be appropriate to set the WQBEL equal to the existing effluent limits, or if known, the current actual discharge of the pollutant from the source.
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NPDES Permit Limits Additional Resources
WET Guidance and Watershed- based permitting resources.
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National Menu of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Stormwater-Public Involvement
EPA has found the practices listed in the menu of BMPs to be representative of the types of practices that can successfully achieve the minimum control measures.
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National Menu of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Stormwater-Construction
EPA has found the practices listed in the menu of BMPs to be representative of the types of practices that can successfully achieve the minimum control measures.
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Urban Waters and the Proctor Creek Watershed/Atlanta (Georgia)
Proctor Creek Watershed/Atlanta (Georgia) of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP) reconnects urban communities with their waterways by improving coordination among federal agencies and collaborating with community-led efforts.