Drinking Water Facility Construction

Department of Environmental Protection

Water Restoration Assistance 37220000

Water Restoration Assistance 37220100

GAA#1757, FY26-27, $1,018,000; GAA#1775, FY26-27, $1,500,000; GAA #Section 144, FY26-27, $431,673,306

140129, 149951, 100777

66.468

Section 403.853, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Rule 62-552, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), Laws of Florida

The purpose of this project is to assist in implementing the legislative declarations of public policy contained in ss. 403.021 and 403.851, F.S. by establishing infrastructure financing, technical assistance, and source water protection programs to assist public drinking water systems in achieving and maintaining compliance with the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, and to conserve and protect the quality of waters of the state.

Loans
Loan Guarantees

Local Government, Non-Profit, For-Profit

The priority system for financial assistance is based on public health considerations, compliance with the Acts or other enforceable requirements relating to drinking water systems, and affordability. Affordability includes the evaluation of median household income and population affected. Each project, or component of a project when a project has components qualifying for different baseline priority scores, shall be assigned a baseline priority score to indicate protection of public health, compliance with the Acts or other enforceable requirements, or another lower priority need.

The EPA has provided direction that although the program is federally funded, second tier funds may be used for water quality projects and classified as state funds, with respect to State Single Audit requirements, but are under the umbrella of federal funds which can't be charged state trust fund service charges.

Rules for the program are found under Chapter 62-552, F.A.C. 

Eric Meyers
Drinking Water SRF Program
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS30
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000
Phone: (850) 245-2969
Email: Eric.Meyers@floridadep.gov

http://floridadep.gov/wra/srf