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The Division of Drinking Water (DDW) administers two financial assistance programs: the "State Revolving Fund" (State SRF) and the "Federal - State Revolving Fund" (Federal SRF). Each program has its own unique set of criteria and requirements, but utilizes a new combined application form (zip) v2.11 in Microsoft Excel (as of 2/21/08). This version will allow data to be directly imported into our internal database. Please fill out the application and eMail it to DDW. Submittal deadlines for applications are also available.
The State SRF program was created by the Utah State Legislature in 1984 and is governed by the Water Development Coordinating Council (Title 73, Chapter 10c of the Utah Code). It is a state-funded program. Only political subdivisions (e.g. cities, towns, districts, etc.) are eligible for State SRF funds.
The Federal SRF program was created under the 1996 amendments to the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Most of the funds in this program originate from the federal government. Federal SRF funds are available for privately and publicly owned community water systems and nonprofit noncommunity water systems.
Typically, in order to receive loan funds from either program, the project sponsor will issue a "revenue bond". The sponsor thus pledges that water system revenue will be used to repay the loan. Other forms of security may also be acceptable.
It should be noted that there are other state and federal agencies which fund drinking water projects. For information on these programs, and for more information on DDW programs, see Overview of Financial Assistance Programs for Drinking Water Projects. Contact information is shown below.
Utah Division of Water Resources (801) 538-7292
Utah Community Impact Board (801) 538-8726
Utah Community Development Block Grant Program (801) 538-8730
Rural Development (a federal agency) (801) 524-4326
When a project is evaluated for funding, an attempt is made to determine the "maximum affordable water bill" for the water system. This is calculated as 1.75% of the local MAGI.
The Median Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) of the applicant's service area is shown below. This is the most recent data from the Utah State Tax Commission.
The Average State Water Bill of the all the water systems in the State is used in prioritizing applicants for Federal SRF funding.
The Median Household Income (MHI) of a community, as determined by the 2000 Census, can provide background information on the relative wealth of a community. Refer to the following link for information posted by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
| Rich Peterson | State SRF Program Coordinator | 536-4035 |
| Karin Tatum | Federal SRF Program Coordinator | 536-0099 |
| Julie Cobleigh | Federal & State SRF Program | 536-4197 |
| Michael Grange | Federal & State SRF Program | 536-0069 |
| Karin Tatum | CIB | 536-0099 |
| Bob Hart | STAG | 536-0054 |
| Kenneth Wilde | Section Manager | 536-0048 |
Last Updated: 5/8/08
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