DWRLF Engineering Guidance

To aid the applicant in expediting its loan process the following guidance documents and forms are provided:

• DWRLF Timeline and Program Submittal Summary
• Engineering Contract Guidance; DWRLF-Engineering Contract Supplemental Form 
• System Improvement Plan guidance;  Attachment A-Environmental Commenting Agencies; and Attachment B-Issuing a SIP Public Notice; Attachment C-Public Hearing Requirements; SIP Amendment Guidance
• Plans and Specifications
• Bid Guidance
• Construction Inspection Guidance; Daily Resident Inspector Inspection Report Form; Certification of Initiation of Operation Form 1044; Certificate of Construction
• Change Order and Addenda Guidance
• Operation and Maintenance Manual Guidance, Example of O&M Manual for small system
• Green Project Reserve EPA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Appropriation Law (Public Law 11-88) added the Green Project Reserver (GPR) requirement to all DWRLF programs.  The GPR requirement simply states that not less than 20 percent of the funds made available to each States' DWRLF be used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water efficiency improvments, energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities. Please view the following links for Ville Platte and St. Bernard GPR business cases.