The DWSRF provides financial assistance to eligible public water systems for the design and construction of facilities to ensure public health and the provision of safe and adequate drinking water. The DWSRF reserves a certain percentage of money each year from capitalization grants: for administrative purposes (up to 4 percent), to assist with the administration of the public water supply supervision program (up to 10 percent), to provide technical assistance to smaller drinking water systems (up to 2 percent) and to fund local assistance and other authorized activities (up to 15 percent). The director will coordinate with the authority under the terms of an interagency agreement entered into pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 28E. The department establishes priorities for the use of the DWSRF and publishes them in its intended use plan (IUP). The IUP will identify all proposed uses of available funds. All potentially funded projects or activities must be approved by the department.
The EPA provides capitalization grants for this program to the department. Financial assistance projects must be in conformance with the requirements of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 f et seq.), United States Code, Title XIV, Section 1452, Part E.
