Ohio EPA Releases Draft 2018 Drinking Water Assistance Program Management Plan
The Ohio EPA will hold two public hearings on Friday, June 16, 2017, to accept comments on the draft 2018 Program Management Plan for the agency’s Drinking Water Assistance Fund. The fund provides financial and technical assistance for a variety of projects that help improve or protect the quality of Ohio’s drinking water.
The public meetings begin at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Ohio EPA’s Central Office, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus.
For program year 2018, which runs from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, the Ohio EPA received project nominations totaling $367 million. Funds are available to all applicants that meet program requirements.
The Ohio EPA plans to offer up to $6.9 million in principal forgiveness to eligible projects. Principal forgiveness is the portion of a loan that is not required to be repaid. Regionalization and human health projects will be prioritized to receive principal forgiveness.
The Ohio EPA will also continue to offer targeted funding for emergency connections between public drinking water systems.
All projects listed for funding were required to be nominated by March 1, 2017, with the exception of planning projects as well as construction projects that implement recommended corrosion controls or replace lead service lines. These projects may be nominated any time during program year 2018.
The primary sources of funds in the Drinking Water Assistance Fund program are proceeds from bond issues, repayments of previously awarded loans and annual federal capitalization grants. Occasionally, the Ohio EPA also issues revenue bonds to raise funds to meet the coming year’s funding requests.
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