DOVER – Environmental Finance within DNREC’s Office of the Secretary and the Division of Public Health Office of Drinking Water (ODW) will host a State Revolving Loan Fund public workshop Wednesday, Aug. 22 in preparation for the development of Clean Water (CWSRF) and Drinking Water (DWSRF) FY 2018 Revised Project Priority Lists (PPLs). The workshop begins at 10 a.m. in the DNREC Richardson & Robbins Building Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

The workshop will inform and provide municipal government representatives, privately-owned businesses, wastewater and drinking water utilities, consultant engineers, and other interested parties with detailed overviews of the CWSRF and DWSRF Programs. The combined-program workshop will provide attendees with an accurate and efficient source of information for requesting financial assistance for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure project needs.

Notices-of-Intent (NOI) for wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, and related infrastructure projects will be solicited starting Aug. 15 and are due by Sept. 14 to prepare the FY 2018 CWSRF and CWSRF Revised PPLs. Projects must be listed on the CWSRF and DWSRF PPLs, respectively, to be considered for funding. Workshop attendance is required by applicants and/or their consulting engineering firms who plan to apply for CWSRF and DWSRF assistance.

Workshop participants will learn about the following CWSRF and DWSRF program changes and infrastructure financing tools:

• One-stop loan application process for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure project assistance
• Land conservation and water quality improvement loan sponsorship programs
• Source water protection loans for drinking water supplies
• Wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater facilities matching planning grants
• Community water quality improvement grants
• Asset management plan development incentives
• Project planning advances
• Expanded eligibilities for privately-owned businesses

In addition, detailed information will be presented about how and when to submit projects for funding consideration, project ranking criteria, project construction requirements, and how to apply for infrastructure planning grants.

To reserve a spot at the workshop, please contact Laura Rafferty, DNREC Environmental Finance, by emailing Laura.Rafferty@delaware.gov or phone: 302-739-9941. Applicants who are ready to proceed with their notices of intent and require assistance prior to the workshop may contact Greg Pope of EF by phone at 302-739-9941, or by emailing Greg.Pope@delaware.gov.

Media contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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DOVER – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources Environmental Control’s Environmental Finance and the Delaware Division of Public Health’s Office of Drinking Water will host a State Revolving Loan Fund workshop from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 at the Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 South Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901. The workshop will focus on developing the FY2018 Project Priority Lists for the Clean Water (CWSRF) and Drinking Water (DWSRF) state revolving funds.

The workshop will provide municipal government representatives, privately-owned businesses, wastewater and drinking water utilities, consultant engineers, and other interested parties with detailed overviews of the CWSRF and DWSRF programs. Attendees also will learn more about requesting financial assistance for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure project needs, along with CWSRF and DWSRF program changes and infrastructure financing tools. Detailed information will be presented on submitting projects for funding consideration, project ranking criteria, project construction requirements, and applying for infrastructure planning grants.

Notices-of-intent for wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, and related infrastructure projects will be accepted beginning Jan. 3 and are due by Jan. 31, 2018 to prepare the FY2018 CWSRF and CWSRF project priority lists. Projects must be included on these lists to be considered for funding. Applicants and/or their consulting engineering firms who plan to apply for CWSRF and DWSRF assistance are required to attend the workshop.

Applicants who are ready to proceed and require assistance prior to the workshop may contact Greg Pope of DNREC Environmental Finance at 302-739-9941, or email greg.pope@delaware.gov.

To RSVP for the workshop, please contact Laura Rafferty at 302-739-9941, or email laura.rafferty@delaware.gov.

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Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

DOVER (June 19, 2017) – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) will hold a meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 21 in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 South Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

Meeting Agenda

WIAC – Informational

• New DNREC, Environmental Finance employee – Laura Robbins
• Asset Management Presentation – Michael Harmer
• City of Wilmington’s Innovation and Technology Grant Review – John Heichel
• Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Project Eligibilities
• Proposed Wastewater and Drinking Water Statewide Facilities Needs Assessment Update
• CWSRF and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) 2017 Project Notice-of-Intent Workshop
• CWSRF and DWSRF Project Priority Lists and Intended Use Plans – Approved; no adverse comments received

New Business

• CWSRF Loan Requests
• City of Dover – Three Pump Stations Replacement Projects
• Surface Water Matching Planning Grant Requests
• 2018 Recommended CWSRF and DWSRF Non-Federal Administrative Accounts – allocations

Reports

• Administrators’ Reports
• Subcommittees’ Reports

For more information about WIAC, please call 302-739-9941.

Media Contact: Melanie Rapp, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902; Melanie.Rapp@delaware.gov

DOVER (April 4, 2017) – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) will hold a public hearing and meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 19 in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 South Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

Public Hearing Agenda

• Overview of the Draft Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Project Priority Lists (PPLs) and Intended Use Plans (IUPs)
• WIAC and Public Comments
• Public record will remain open until May 22, 2017.

Council Meeting Agenda

WIAC – Informational

• WIAC’s Bond Bill Presentation and Remarks
• Town of Frankford – Drinking Water Agreement Overview
• President’s FY 2018 Budget Cuts for USDA, Rural Development

New Business

WIAC vote to approve Draft CWSRF and DWSRF FY 2017 PPLs and IUPs DWSRF Loan Requests

• City of Wilmington – Transmission and Distribution Main Improvements Phase II
• City of Harrington – Water Main, Storage Tower and Well Improvement Project

CWSRF Loan Requests

• Sussex County – Rt. 54 Septic System Elimination project
• Town of Laurel – Supplemental Loan Request – 6^th Street Storm Water Project

Statewide Wastewater Facilities Assessment Update proposal
Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant requests
Clean Water Project Planning Advance request – City of Newark
Community Water Quality Improvement Grant requests
Surface Water Matching Planning Grant – extension request

Reports
Administrators’ Reports
Subcommittees’ Reports

For more information about WIAC, please call 302-739-9941.

Media Contact: Melanie Rapp, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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DOVER – DNREC’s Environmental Finance and DHSS Division of Public Health’s Office of Drinking Water announced today that the deadline for submitting a FY 2017 Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Project Notice-of-Intent (NOI) is Jan. 31.

NOIs for wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, and related infrastructure projects are solicited to prepare the FY 2016 Project Priority Lists (PPLs) for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Programs. Projects must be listed on the CWSRF and DWSRF PPLs, respectively, to be considered for funding. The Project Notice-of-Intent form can be found on DNREC’s Environmental Finance web page at:
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fab/Pages/default.aspx.

DNREC’s Environmental Finance and DHSS Division of Public Health’s Office of Drinking Water jointly administer the CWSRF and DWSRF programs. Please contact DNREC’s Environmental Finance Office at (302) 739-9941 for additional information.

Media contact: Melanie Rapp

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