The Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program (DWRLF)

The Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program (DWRLF) was established in 1997 in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 to provide low-interest loans and technical assistance to public water systems in the state to assist them in complying with Federal and State drinking water regulations and to ensure that their customers are being provided with safe drinking water in order to protect the public health. This program is funded through Environmental Protection Agency capitalization grants which are matched each year with 20% state monies.

Mission and Vision

To improve the public health of Louisiana citizens by assisting public water systems with delivering safe and affordable drinking water.

Purpose

The goal of the DWRLF is to provide assistance in the form of low-interest loans and technical assistance to public water systems in the state to assist them in complying with state and federal drinking water regulations to ensure that their customers are being provided with safe drinking water in order to protect the public health.

Services

LOAN PROGRAM
Capacity Development
Management Training Program
Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP)
Source Water Protection
Technical Assistance
- Some of the DWRLF set-aside monies are designated for technical assistance to small public water systems serving under 10,000 population. The DWRLF has a circuit rider who makes on-site visits to these systems providing assistance with technical problems and/or managerial problems. The DWRLF also contracts with an outside party to provide a circuit rider to provide a quarterly training session for these systems to educated them in basic public water system requirements, and operations and maintenance.

DWRLF Loan Application Package

In order to be considered for a DWRLF Loan, a water system must first submit a completed Loan Application Package to LDH-OPH. Upon receipt of all Loan Applications. LDH-OPH lists all eligible projects in Louisiana's annual funding plan for the DWRLF Program. There are two project lists compiled from the drinking water loan projects for which applicants have expressed an interest in financing. These lists are included in the Program's Intended Use Plan (IUP).

Contact

Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program
Louisiana Department of Health - Office of Public Health
Phone: (225) 342-7499

Post Office Box 4489
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4489

628 North Fourth St.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

General DWRLF email: _LDH-OPH-DWRLF@la.gov

For questions on completing the application: please contact our Financial staff at 225-342-7499, or by email:

Dan MacDonald - Deputy Chief Engineer, Infrastructure & Finance
Dan.MacDonald@la.gov

Carrie Creel - DWRLF Financial Manager
Carrie.Creel@la.gov