The Clean Water State Revolving Fund provides interest-free or low-interest rate financing for wastewater and water quality improvement projects to municipalities throughout New York State. A variety of point source, non-point source, and national estuary projects are eligible for financing, including construction or restoration of sewers and wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater management, landfill closures, as well as habitat restoration and protection projects.
The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) was created in 1996 as a result of the New York State enactment of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act, as well as the passage of the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act by the U.S. Congress. The DWSRF, jointly administered by EFC and the New York State Department of Health, provides a financial incentive for municipally and privately owned public water systems to undertake needed drinking water infrastructure improvements.