{"id":6569,"date":"2024-02-06T13:19:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/?post_type=learning_exchange&#038;p=6569"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:06:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T19:06:24","slug":"accessing-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funds-for-swp","status":"publish","type":"learning_exchange","link":"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/learning-exchange\/accessing-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funds-for-swp\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds for SWP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\nh3.b40-faq-question {\ncolor: #fff !important;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n.webinar-links {\nflex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n\n.webinar-links a {\nwidth: 100% !important;\n}\n\n.webinar-links span {\ndisplay: none !important;\n}\n\n.cta {\nflex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n\n.cta p, .cta span {\nwidth: 100% !important;\n}\n\n.cta p {\nmargin-bottom: 1rem !important;\n}\n\n.b40-faq-question i {\nmargin-left: 1rem !important;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p>This Learning Exchange is designed to help water stakeholders use the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding for source water protection. This BIL Learning Exchange:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<ul><div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Highlights types of source water protection and green infrastructure projects eligible for funding<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Identifies and addresses barriers for using emerging contaminants funding for source water protection<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Develops best practices for funding mechanisms to obtain and use BIL funds, and&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"b40-list-block\">\n<li>Highlights case studies or example projects.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cta\" style=\"display: flex; background: #f0f0f0; padding: 1.25rem; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 2rem;\">\n<p style=\"width: 75%; margin: 0;\">\nWant to receive notifications about future BIL-related webinars and other news from the National Source water Collaborative?\n<\/p>\n<span style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-default btn-header\" href=\"\/subscribe-for-email-alerts\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #fff;\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign Up for Email Alerts<\/a>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f0675c5a980c6ab0a799fd4d03c3060\">Webinars &amp; Related Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"faq-block_b1ed301c5d726e63473fdc40723f9e72\" class=\"faq\">\n\n    \n    \n        <ul class=\"b40-faq-accordion\">\n\n        \n            <li class=\"b40-faq-item\" id=\"b40-faq-item-1\">\n                <h3 class=\"b40-faq-question\">\n                    2\/8\/24 &#8211; Addressing Emerging Contaminants in Source Water Using BIL Grants and Forgivable Loans                    <i class=\"fa fa-plus-square\"><\/i>\n                <\/h3>\n\n                <div class=\"b40-faq-answer\">\n                    <div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">This webinar:<\/div>\n<ul data-slate-type=\"bulleted-list\">\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Introduced the large influx of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding for emerging contaminants and how this is an unprecedented opportunity for States, Territories, Tribes to invest in new source water protection projects or enhance existing source water protection plans, that will deliver long term environmental and public health benefits, particularly to small, underserved, and\/or disadvantaged communities.<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Showcased the ways BIL funding can support source water protection by addressing emerging contaminants in drinking water sources.<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Featured a case study highlighting how the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services accomplished their goals in tackling PFAS with EC-SDC funding along with future project ideas for the funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"webinar-links\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"62\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6444\" style=\"width: 45px; height: 35px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vid.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gtC81kk8EwU?si=flirZb6h6Krw_IHP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Watch the webinar<\/strong><\/a> | <a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FINAL-SWC-Webinar-1-BIL-Learning-Exchange.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download slides<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr style=\"margin: 1.5rem 0;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem;\">Factsheets, Guides, and Case Studies<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong>Factsheet: <a style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022-04\/protecting-source-water-cwsrf_dwsrf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protecting Source Water with the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF) Factsheet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">This factsheet is for State SRF program managers, source water professionals, and communities to best understand how the use of CWSRF and DWSRF funding and financing can be used for source water protection activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong>Factsheet: <a style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-10\/documents\/protecting_source_water_with_the_dwsrf_-_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protecting Source Water with the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Set-Asides Factsheet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">This factsheet lays out information on how States and communities may use the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) set-asides to safeguard sources of drinking water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong>Guide: <a style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2021-12\/cwsrf-nps-best-practices-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CWSRF Best Practices Guide for Financing Nonpoint Source Solutions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">The purpose of this guide is to share the collective wisdom from those states that have achieved success in using CWSRF funds for addressing water quality problems. This guide is designed to help state staff better align and integrate their state\u2019s CWSRF and NPS management programs. It outlines suggested strategies and key elements needed to expand the use of the CWSRF to address priority NPS needs as specified in state NPS management program plans, and it identifies potential obstacles and how to overcome them. Lastly, the guide provides case studies of successful and innovative partnerships underway across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong>Technical Doc: <a style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2017-05\/documents\/financing_options_for_nontraditional_eligibilities_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financing Options for Nontraditional Eligibilities in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Programs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">This technical document was prepared primarily as a reference for the 51 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) programs and EPA\u2019s Regional Offices. The paper focuses on how varied types of financial assistance available to the CWSRF program can be deployed to fund eligibilities that do not fall within the mainstream of traditional grey infrastructure. It is intended to complement the May 2016 \u201cOverview of Clean Water State Revolving Fund Eligibilities\u201d paper, which includes the expansion of eligibilities in the program stemming from enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), particularly in regard to nontraditional eligibilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong>Case Study: <a style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/cwsrf\/clean-water-state-revolving-fund-emerging-contaminants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CWSRF EC Case Studies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">This EPA webpage houses FAQ\u2019s as well as case studies related to how CWSRF funding under BIL can be used for addressing emerging contaminants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            \n            \n            <li class=\"b40-faq-item\" id=\"b40-faq-item-2\">\n                <h3 class=\"b40-faq-question\">\n                    4\/10\/24 &#8211;\u00a0Demystifying How to Access BIL Funds for Source Water Protection and Natural Infrastructure                    <i class=\"fa fa-plus-square\"><\/i>\n                <\/h3>\n\n                <div class=\"b40-faq-answer\">\n                    <ul data-slate-type=\"bulleted-list\">\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Are you wondering how to access BIL funds?<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Did you know small, disadvantaged, and\/or disadvantaged communities are eligible for BIL funds?<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\"><span data-slate-fragment=\"JTVCJTdCJTIydHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMmJ1bGxldGVkLWxpc3QlMjIlMkMlMjJjaGlsZHJlbiUyMiUzQSU1QiU3QiUyMnR5cGUlMjIlM0ElMjJsaXN0LWl0ZW0lMjIlMkMlMjJjaGlsZHJlbiUyMiUzQSU1QiU3QiUyMnRleHQlMjIlM0ElMjJIYXZlJTIweW91JTIwaGVhcmQlMjBvZiUyMFdhdGVyJTIwVGVjaG5pY2FsJTIwQXNzaXN0YW5jZSUyMChXYXRlclRBKSUyQyUyMGJ1dCUyMGRvbiVFMiU4MCU5OXQlMjBrbm93JTIwd2hhdCUyMGl0JTIwaXMlM0YlMjIlN0QlNUQlN0QlNUQlN0QlNUQ=\">Have you heard of Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA), but don\u2019t know what it is?<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Want to know why Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) are important and how EFCs can help YOU?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">\n<div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">This webinar showcased the wide array of technical assistance available to help eligible partners develop project plans and application materials to access funding for source water protection. Attendees learned how to request TA for support in accessing this unprecedented opportunity to invest in and expand source water protection programs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"webinar-links\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"62\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6444\" style=\"width: 45px; height: 35px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vid.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-6Ui8mQDso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Watch the webinar<\/strong><\/a> | <a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FINAL-SWC-Webinar-2-BIL-Learning-Exchange.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download slides<\/a><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            \n            \n            <li class=\"b40-faq-item\" id=\"b40-faq-item-3\">\n                <h3 class=\"b40-faq-question\">\n                    4\/22\/24 \u2014 Leveraging U.S. Forest Service BIL Funds for SWP on Forested Lands                    <i class=\"fa fa-plus-square\"><\/i>\n                <\/h3>\n\n                <div class=\"b40-faq-answer\">\n                    <div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">The webinar covered the following topics:<\/div>\n<ul data-slate-type=\"bulleted-list\">\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Working with the U.S. Forest Service<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Forest-water partnerships and projects<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Wildfire mitigation funding<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">Managing forested lands for drinking water protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">USFS staff discussed how BIL funds can be used on USFS and non-USFS lands for drinking water protection and wildfire mitigation projects. Attendees learned about the highly successful Drinking Water Providers Partnership and from the Rio Grande Water Fund, an example of a collaborative group that conserves and manages forested lands for source water protection.<\/div>\n<div class=\"webinar-links\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"62\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6444\" style=\"width: 45px; height: 35px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vid.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9hmMCDZjq-Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Watch the webinar<\/strong><\/a> | <a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FINAL-SWC-Webinar-3-BIL-LearningExchange.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download slides<\/a><\/div>\n<hr style=\"margin: 1.5rem 0;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem;\">Factsheets, Guides, and Case Studies<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong>Contact List: <a style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/USFS_Water_Soil_Program-Leaders_April2024.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Forest Service Water\/Watershed\/Soil Contacts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">Please use the attached list to reach out to Forest Service contacts in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/about-agency\/contact-us\/regional-offices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Service Region<\/a> for Watershed Restoration (wildfire risk reduction or recovery); Surface Water or Groundwater (source water area protection planning, water quality, or resource protection); Burned Area Emergency Response (include surface water and groundwater sources of drinking water in emergency planning for wildfire).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            \n            \n            <li class=\"b40-faq-item\" id=\"b40-faq-item-4\">\n                <h3 class=\"b40-faq-question\">\n                    5\/30\/24 \u2013 Redefining &#8220;Disadvantaged Communities&#8221; in a New Water Infrastructure Era                    <i class=\"fa fa-plus-square\"><\/i>\n                <\/h3>\n\n                <div class=\"b40-faq-answer\">\n                    <div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">\n<div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">BIL created a number of opportunities for equitable outcomes for disadvantaged communities in the financing of water infrastructure. The law now requires SRF programs to provide 49% of BIL money to disadvantaged communities as principal forgiveness loans or grants. This allows additional communities that have struggled to access water infrastructure funding to receive the support they need.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">\n<div data-slate-type=\"paragraph\">This webinar will share:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul data-slate-type=\"bulleted-list\">\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">how the SRF programs are given authority to determine what constitutes a &#8220;disadvantaged community&#8221; and this varies greatly across the country.<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">how states have ensured their definitions bring about the most equitable outcome possible.<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">the role public participation requirements had in modifying their definitions.<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">challenges states have had in implementing the funding.<\/li>\n<li data-slate-type=\"list-item\">what clean water advocates can do to help states achieve the most equitable process possible for source water protection in their programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"webinar-links\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"62\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6444\" style=\"width: 45px; height: 35px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vid.png\" alt=\"\" \/>Register for the webinar <a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_kgH7BkZfTZySvYIfw6syzA#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            \n            \n        \n        <\/ul>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-faab743dc4258275f43ac9cf0f245e54\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"faq-block_085a44900c8b9683534e175d667bad95\" class=\"faq\">\n\n    \n    \n        <ul class=\"b40-faq-accordion\">\n\n        \n            <li class=\"b40-faq-item\" id=\"b40-faq-item-1\">\n                <h3 class=\"b40-faq-question\">\n                    General                    <i class=\"fa fa-plus-square\"><\/i>\n                <\/h3>\n\n                <div class=\"b40-faq-answer\">\n                    <div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/dwsrf\/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-srf-memorandum\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA BIL Website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\nEPA\u2019s website serves as a platform of resources related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), including the BIL SRF memorandum on policies of EPA BIL fund management and distribution, state by state allocation for each year of BIL funds, FAQs that are updated from time to time, Factsheet on BIL eligibilities, EPA hosted webinar on all BIL funds, and more.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2022-03\/combined_srf-implementation-memo_final_03.2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #0082c8; font-weight: bold;\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA Memo Document<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\nEPA&#8217;s memorandum outlines a strategy for collaborative implementation with state, local, and Tribal partners of $43 billion in water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. EPA\u2019s implementation memo highlights the flexibility provided to states and borrowers to address a wide variety of local water quality and public health challenges.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n            \n            \n        \n        <\/ul>\n\n    \n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learning_exchange\/6569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/learning_exchange"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/learning_exchange"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourcewatercollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}