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Due to continued high demand for financial assistance, loan capacity limitations may impact State Fiscal Year 2025 CWFP and SDWLP applications. For more information, go to our Loan Capacity webpage.
2025
May 2025 Newsletter 5/23/2025
- Postponed: The DNR’s Environmental Loans Online Systems Switch From WAMS To MyWisconsin ID
- 2024 Financial Audit Reminder
- DNR Publishes Lead Service Line Replacement Program Final Funding List For State Fiscal Year 2025
- Contact the Construction Management Engineer At Least One Week Before Scheduling Preconstruction Meeting
- Staff Change: Michelle Brietzman Retired
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
Webinar For The State Fiscal Year 2026 Lead Service Line Replacement Program 4/28/2025
Project Priority List Published For Safe Drinking Water Loan Program For State Fiscal Year 2026 4/18/2025
- Note: Lead service line projects with an ITA submittal have been published without priority scores on a list that is separate from the regular SDWLP PPL. The BIL-Funded Lead Service Line Replacement Program Intent To Apply List was published at the same time as the SDWLP PPL.
April 2025 Newsletter 4/18/2025
- EIF May 1 Debt Service Invoices
- Requirement Reminder: Identify Green Project Reserve Costs
- Update New Municipal Officials' Contact Information
- New Noon Submittal Deadline For Disbursement Requests
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
Draft Intended Use Plan Published For Safe Drinking Water Loan Program For State Fiscal Year 2026 4/8/2025
March 2025 Newsletter 3/20/2025
- Market Rate Unchanged
- State Fiscal Year 2026 Principal Forgiveness Data Available
- Prepare Now For State Fiscal Year 2026 Application Submittals
- DNR Announces New Webpage For BIL-Funded Lead Service Line Replacement Program
- DNR Announces New Webpage For Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Environmental Review Public Notices
- Signatures Required On Contractor’s Application And Certification For Payment
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
Project Priority List Published For Clean Water Fund Program For State Fiscal Year 2026 3/14/2025
January 2025 Newsletter 1/31/2025
- Rescission Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Signage Requirement
- Important Update: Increased Single Audit Threshold
- Submit Facilities Plan By End Of March 2025 For State Fiscal Year 2026 Clean Water Funding
- Plan Reviews For State Fiscal Year 2026 Safe Drinking Water Funding
- Available Lead Service Line Replacement Outreach Funding
- Suzy Hasheider Is New Policy Analyst For Safe Drinking Water Loan Program
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
2024
Final Funding List Published For Safe Drinking Water Loan Program For State Fiscal Year 2025 12/20/2024
December 2024 Newsletter 12/20/2024
- Disbursement Schedule Changes For January 2025
- Market Rate Unchanged
- Coming Soon – MyWisconsin ID And Multi-Factor Authentication For The Environmental Loans’ Online Systems
- Reminder – Street Reconstruction Cost Policy Effects The State Fiscal Year 2025 Applications
- Timeframe For State Fiscal Year 2025 Final Funding Lists
- Timeframe For State Fiscal Year 2026 Project Priority Lists
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- Loan Project Manager Recruitment
Funding List Published For Clean Water Fund Program For State Fiscal Year 2025 12/12/2024
November 2024 Newsletter 11/19/2024
- New Taxable Bond Market Rate
- Davis-Bacon Applicability Changes For Lead Service Line Replacement Projects Using A Prequalified List
- Final 2024 Loan Disbursement Date And Deadline
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- Staff Change: Dee Surillo Resigned
- Loan Project Manager Recruitment
September 2024 Newsletter 9/17/2024
- New Market Rate Effective Oct. 1
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- New Transfer Option For Disbursements
- Online System Access And Authorization Reminders
August 2024 Newsletter 8/20/2024
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- Loan Capacity Updates
- State Fiscal Year 2026 ITA/PERF Online System Available (Notice Of Intent To Apply/Priority Evaluation and Ranking Formula)
- Reminder To Submit Photo Of Installed BIL Sign By Second Disbursement Request
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Launches Interactive Map Of State Revolving Fund Projects
Clean Water Fund Program State Fiscal Year 2025 Draft Intended Use Plan Open For Comment 7/23/2024
July 2024 Newsletter 7/23/2024
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- Disbursement Submittal Reminder
- Online System Access And Authorization Reminders
- State Fiscal Year 2025 Principal Forgiveness Data Finalized
- 2023 Annual Drinking Water Report Available
- Updated Build America, Buy America (BABA) And Davis-Bacon Applicability For Lead Service Line Replacement Projects
June 2024 Newsletter 6/20/2024
- New Market Rate Effective July 1
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- 2023 Financial Audit Reminder
- Revised Land Ownership And Easements Documentation Requirements
- Recording And Slides Available For State Fiscal Year 2025 Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Draft Intended Use Plan Webinar
- Welcome Two New Loan Project Managers: Cameron Batchelor and Dan Noreika
Street Reconstruction Cost Policy Finalized 6/4/2024
Safe Drinking Water Loan Program State Fiscal Year 2025 Draft Intended Use Plan Open For Comment 5/15/2024
May 2024 Newsletter 5/9/2024
- State Fiscal Year 2025 Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project Priority List Published
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- State Fiscal Year 2025 Applications Must Follow New Codes
- Design Life Calculation Worksheet Is Required For All Projects
- Unique Entity ID (SAM) Update
- New Environmental Review Requirement For Safe Drinking Water Loan Program
- Build America, Buy America (BABA) Applicability In The Lead Service Line Replacement Program
- Current Discount Rate For Cost-Effective Analysis
- Asset Management Training For Wastewater Systems
Don’t Fall Victim: Tips To Prevent Email Fraud 5/6/2024
Project Priority List Published For Clean Water Fund Program For State Fiscal Year 2025 4/18/2024
March 2024 Newsletter 3/18/2024 - new format
- Upcoming Deadlines And Events
- Market Rate Unchanged
- Schedule Loan Payments In Advance
- Street Reconstruction Policy Available For Public Comment
- What Is The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Signage Requirement?
- IRS Exempts Lead Service Line Replacement From Federal Taxes
- Loan Capacity
- Intent To Apply Notice Deadline Extended For State Fiscal Year 2025 Lead Service Line Projects Only
- State Fiscal Year 2025 Principal Forgiveness Data Available
- Submit Facility Plans Now
- Online System Access And Authorization Reminders
Volume 13 Issue 01 1/25/2024
- Time Frame for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 Project Priority Lists (PPLs)
- Alternative Revenue Pledge Option for Private Lead Service Line (LSL) Replacement Projects
- Jeanne Cargill Retired
- New Staff to Help Your Community Access Funding
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2023
Volume 12 Issue 10 12/21/2023
- Market Rate Unchanged
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 Final Intended Use Plans (IUPs) and Responses to Public Comments Available
- Time Frame for Funding Lists and Project Priority Lists (PPLs)
- Federal Single Audit Act Requirements
- Amended Build America, Buy America (BABA) Adjustment Period Waiver
- YouthBuild Grant Opportunities
Volume 12 Issue 09 11/14/2023
- Time Frame for Funding Lists and Project Priority Lists (PPLs)
- Final Rules Effective Nov. 1, 2023 - Chapters NR 162 and NR 166, Wis. Adm. Code
- New Department of Administration (DOA) Capital Finance Officer
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 Applications and Funding Lists
Volume 12 Issue 08 09/29/2023
- Schedule Loan Payments in Advance - Video Tutorial
- Market Rate Unchanged
- Upcoming Deadlines
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 CWFP Priority Evaluation and Ranking Formula (PERF) Score Reevaluation Requests
- Reminder to Obtain Plan Review Approvals Prior to Starting Construction
- EPA Has Funding to Award - Apply Now for Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program Grant
- Rule Revisions Effective Soon for Chapters NR 162 and NR 166, Wis. Adm. Code
- Recording and Slides Available for "Securing Our Future: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Opportunities" Webinar
- October 31 SFY 2025 Intent to Apply (ITA/PERF) Deadline Reminder
- Staff Change: Four New Loan Project Managers
Volume 12 Issue 07 09/05/2023
- Webinar Sept. 19 - Securing Our Future: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Opportunities
- On 9/19/2023, the Wisconsin DNR and Focus on Energy held the Securing Our Future: Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Opportunities [VIDEO Length 0:51:08] webinar. Information about energy efficiency improvements and funding opportunities for drinking water & wastewater infrastructure projects was discussed. View the DNR slides and the Focus on Energy slides. Contact information is in the slides.
Volume 12 Issue 06 08/21/2023
- New eBill Feature: Schedule Loan Payment in Advance
- New American Iron and Steel, and Build America, Buy America (AIS/BABA) Certification Form
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Revised Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Signage Packet
- Unique Entity ID (SAM) Reminders
- Online System Access and Authorization Reminders
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 Intents to Apply with Priority Evaluation and Ranking Formula (ITA/PERF)
- Staff Change: Kevin Olson Resigned
- Three New Environmental Review (ER) Specialists
- SFY 2023 SDWLP Loan Closings
- SFY 2024 CWFP Draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) and Webinar
- Emerging Contaminants (EC) Programs
- SFY 2024 CWFP Principal Forgiveness (PF) Applications
- Change Order Documentation
Volume 12 Issue 05 06/30/2023
- Public Comments Wanted on Proposed Amendment to Build America, Buy America (BABA) Adjustment Period Waiver
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Change to July Disbursement Request Deadline
- Market Rate Unchanged
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 CWFP Draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) and Webinar
- Staff Change at DOA - Andy Behm Resigned
Volume 12 Issue 04 05/04/2023
- Asset Management Training for Wastewater Systems on May 10, 2023
- Upcoming Deadlines
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 SDWLP Draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) and Webinar
- Documenting Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Signage Compliance
- Due May 31, 2023 - ITA/PERF Deadline Waiver Requests for SFY 2024 SDWLP Emerging Contaminants (EC) and Lead Service Line (LSL) Projects
- Update New Officials' Contact Information
- Recruitment for Environmental Loans Project Positions
Volume 12 Issue 03 03/31/2023
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 Principal Forgiveness (PF) Data Available
- Market Rate Unchanged
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Online System Links Reminder
- eBill Now Available
- Changes to Banking Information
- Plan Review Reminders for SFY 2024 CWFP Projects
Volume 12 Issue 02 02/22/2023
- Intent to Apply (ITA) Deadline Waiver for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 Lead Service Line (LSL) and Emerging Contaminants (EC) Drinking Water Projects
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Prepare Now for SFY 2024 Application Submittals
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Signage Requirement
- Build America, Buy America (BABA) Updates
- New Free Electronic Payment Option
- Updated Request for Disbursement Forms
- Disbursement Requests Must Have Wet Signatures
Volume 12 Issue 01 01/18/2023
- Market Rate Unchanged
- New Links to Online Systems
- New SDWLP Phone Number
- Upcoming Deadlines
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 SDWLP Emerging Contaminants (EC) Program
- Median Household Income (MHI) Web Page Update
- Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week
- Lead Service Line (LSL) Program Updates
- 2023 Disbursement Schedule with 12-Month Calendar Available
- Monitor Davis-Bacon Wage Determination
- Authorized Representative Resolution No Longer Required
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2022
Volume 11 Issue 09 12/12/2022
- Current Discount Rate for Cost-Effective Analysis
- New SDWLP Phone Number
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 Funding Lists Available
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Emerging Contaminants (EC) and Lead Service Line (LSL) Amendments to SFY 2023 SDWLP Intended Use Plan (IUP) Available for Public Comment
- New Webpages for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL); Build America, Buy America (BABA); and Data Sources
- Deputy Capital Finance Director, Katherine Miller
- Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS)
- New Staff, Sarah Bolitho and Elizabeth Higgins
Volume 11 Issue 08 10/25/2022
- Submit State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 notice of Intent to Apply with Priority Evaluation and Ranking Formula (ITA/PERF) by Oct. 31
- SDWLP Emerging Contaminants Funding
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funding Overview
- Upcoming Deadlines
- CWFP Energy Efficiency Priority Principal Forgiveness (PF)
- Focus on Energy Incentives
Volume 11 Issue 07 09/14/2022
- Market Rate Unchanged
- Final Build America, Buy America (BABA) Waiver for SRFs
- Submit Water Rate Applications to PSC by September 30
- Upcoming Deadlines
- State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022 SDWLP Loan Closings
- SFY 2023 CWFP PF Applications
- SFY 2024 Intent to Apply (ITA) Online System Available
- Attention Lead Service Line (LSL) and PFAS Project Applicants!
- Changes to LSL Replacement Program for SFY 2024
- Emerging Contaminants (EC) Funding Update
- Collection System Projects, Human Health Points, and PERF (Priority) Scores
- Wausau Water Facility Tour Photo
Volume 11 Issue 06 07/26/2022
- New Market Rate Effective July 1
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Visual Aids for Deadlines and Timelines
- Build America, Buy America (BABA) Updates
- New DOA Capital Finance Director, Aaron Heintz
- Frank Fuja Retiring
- New CME, Brent Binder
- Update Your Bookmarks
- Sign Up for E-Bulletins
- Check Junk Email Folder
Volume 11 Issue 05 05/31/2022
- SFY 2023 Project Priority Lists (PPLs) Available Online
- Chapter Adm 35 Public Comment Period
- Upcoming Deadlines
- SFY 2023 SDWLP Intended Use Plan (IUP) Update
- Federal Equivalency
- Build America, Buy America (BABA) is New Federal Requirement
- Online Intent to Apply (ITA) System Will Be Available in August 2022
- New Loan Project Manager: Ben Aerts
- Dave Erdman, DOA Capital Finance Director, Retiring this Summer
Volume 11 Issue 04 04/27/2022
- Bad Bond Market - Increased Rates
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Update New Official’s Contact Information
- SFY 2023 Projects
- EPA’s PISCES Recognition Program
- Hello, Babies!
- Three New Loan Project Managers: Dee Surillo, Michelle Brietzman, and Erika Mills
- Construction Management Engineer (CME) Corner: Engineer Recruitment
Volume 11 Issue 03 03/30/2022
- New Market and Interest Rates
- Upcoming Deadlines
- New Environmental Review (ER) Module in Online Application
- Environmental Loans Policy Paper Finalized
- Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Private Lead Service Line (LSL) Replacement Program
- Cost Free, Voluntary PFAS Testing for Drinking Water
Volume 11 Issue 02 02/28/2022
- New SDWLP Coordinator: Noah Balgooyen
- Construction Contracts for SFY 2022 CWFP Principal Forgiveness (PF) Projects
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Submit Plans and Specs Early
- NR 811 Community Water System Operation and Design Update
- Environmental Loans Policy Paper Update
- Updated Request for Disbursement Form Available
- Adobe PDF Fillable Form Guidance
- Public Comments Wanted on EPA’s Draft Lead Strategy
- We Work with Other Funding Sources
- Wastewater Plant Energy Assessments Via Focus on Energy
Volume 11 Issue 01 01/24/2022
- Policy Paper Out for Public Comment
- Small Loans Program (SLP) Suspended
- DUNS to Unique Entity ID Transition
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Submit Facility Plans Early
- Submit Engineering Reports Early
- Water Rate Orders for SFY 2022 SDWLP Projects
- Construction Contracts for SFY 2022 SDWLP Projects
- New DOA Capital Finance Officer: Jessica Fandrich
- New Federal Liaison: Casey Sweeney
- New Construction Management Engineer (CME): Tyler Zettl
- Staff Change: Becky Mesdjian Retiring
- Loan Project Manager Recruitment
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