FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS
Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program
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Find forms and publications for the Environmental Improvement Fund (EIF)'s Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP):
Forms
Forms for both programs
- Submit online Intent to Apply (ITA) with Priority Evaluation and Ranking Formula (PERF) information
- Submit online Financial Assistance Application
- 8700-020 [PDF] American Iron & Steel (AIS), and Build America, Buy America (BABA) Certification (07/23)
- 8700-033 [PDF] Land Ownership and Easement Rights Certification (R 12/24)
- 8700-201 [PDF] Federal Equivalency Projects Assurances and Certification (R 02/23)
- 8700-215 [PDF] Request for Disbursement (R 12/22)
- 8700-245 [PDF] Force Account Certification (R 10/16)
- 8700-257 [PDF] Contract Utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) (R 01/24)
- 8700-280 [PDF] Project Acceptance Certification (R 01/11)
- 8700-294 [PDF] DBE Good Faith Certification (R 02/24)
- 8700-294_a [PDF] DBE Contacts Worksheet (R 03/17)
- 8700-357 [PDF] Green Project Reserve (GPR) (R 02/15)
- 8700-377 [PDF] Online Submittal Authorization Certificate (R 01/22) Note: Starting in State Fiscal Year 2021, the designated consultant's authorization will stay in effect until the municipality revokes it.
CWFP forms
- Design Life Calculation Worksheet [XLSX] (06/20)
- 8700-249 Small Loans Program (SLP) Interest Rate Subsidy Application (R 08/21) Note: Applications now closed. More information is available on the SLP webpage.
- 8700-310 [PDF] Collection System O&M Manual Certification Checklist (R 05/07)
- 8700-311 [PDF] Treatment Facility O&M Manual Certification Checklist (R 05/22)
- 8700-375 [PDF] Cost and Effectiveness Certification (R 05/19)
CWFP Pilot Projects forms
- 8700-375A [PDF] Pilot Projects Cost and Effectiveness Certification (08/20)
- 8700-378 [PDF] Pilot Projects Financial Assistance Application (06/21)
SDWLP forms
SDWLP Emerging Contaminants (EC) forms
- 8700-399 [PDF] SDWLP EC Priority Evaluation and Ranking Form (PERF) (R 05/23)
- 8700-034 [PDF] BIL EC-SDC Grant Program for Municipal Systems Reimbursement Request (R 11/24)
- 8700-039 [PDF] BIL EC-SDC Grant Program for Municipal Systems Semiannual Progress Report (11/24)
- 8700-040 [PDF] BIL EC-SDC Grant Program for Municipal Systems Project Completion Certification (11/24)
SDWLP Lead Service Line (LSL) forms
- Submit online Financial Assistance Application Note: LSL applications are now being submitted through the regular SDWLP process.
- 8700-366 [PDF] Request for Disbursement for LSL Financial Assistance Program (R 10/24)
- (revised form coming soon) LSL Replacement Program Priority Evaluation and Ranking Formula (PERF)
Publications
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funding
Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP)
- Build a Solution for Storm Water Pollution handout [PDF]
- Funding for Wastewater Disinfection handout [PDF]
- Timeline for CWFP loans with principal forgiveness [PDF]
- PUB-CF-039 [PDF] Summary
- PUB-CF-042 [PDF] Next Steps for Wastewater Applicants After the ITA
- PUB-CF-044 [PDF] Application Process and Contents for Wastewater Projects
- PUB-CF-046b [PDF] Deadlines for SFY 2026 Projects
- PUB-CF-046a [PDF] Deadlines During SFY 2025
- PUB-CF-051 [PDF] Next Steps for Storm Water Applicants After the ITA
- PUB-CF-052 [PDF] Application Process and Contents for Storm Water Projects
- PUB-CF-053 [PDF] Storm Water Application Help Text for the Online System
- PUB-CF-059 [PDF] Wastewater Application Help Text for the Online System
- PUB-CF-062 [PDF] ITA Help Text for the Online System
- PUB-CF-069 [PDF] Funding List Column Descriptions
- PUB-CF-072 [PDF] ITA/PERF System: EPA Category Descriptions
Davis-Bacon wage rates
- PUB-CF-074 [PDF] Complying with Davis-Bacon Requirements
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
- PUB-CF-029 [PDF] Contract Packet for DBE Compliance
- PUB-CF-068 [PDF] DBE Fact Sheet
Document upload
- PUB-CF-065 [PDF] Loan Document Upload Screen and Instructions
- PUB-CF-067 [PDF] Loan Document Upload Categories and Types
Environmental Loans (EL)
- PUB-CF-035 [PDF] Overview
- PUB-CF-036 [PDF] Interest Rates
- PUB-CF-048b [PDF] Deadlines in 2025–2027
- PUB-CF-057 [PDF] Comparison of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) to Wisconsin's CWFP and SDWLP (2018)
- PUB-CF-061a [PDF] 2025 Disbursement Schedule with 12-Month Calendar
Lead Service Line (LSL) Program
- PUB-CF-054 [PDF] Considerations for Setting Up a Private Side LSL Replacement Financial Assistance Program (AKA municipally operated customer-side LSL replacement financial assistance program)
- PUB-CF-055 [PDF] Suggestions for the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) (for municipalities interested in developing a prequalified list [PQL] of licensed plumbers/utility contractors for private side LSL replacements)
- PUB-CF-060 [PDF] SDWLP Environmental Review Guide Note: LSL applications are now being submitted through the regular SDWLP process. The Environmental Review (ER) module in the online application system must be completed as part of the SDWLP application submittal.
- PUB-CF-073 [PDF] Questions and Answers for Homeowners: Private LSL Replacements with the Safe Drinking Water LSL Replacement Program
- PUB-CF-075 [PDF] Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Solicitation for Private Side LSL Replacements
Pilot Projects Program
- PUB-CF-040 [PDF] Summary
Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP)
- PERF Points for Asset Management Plans [PDF]
- PERF Points for Public Water Supply/System Partnerships [PDF]
- Timeline for SDWLP loans with principal forgiveness [PDF]
- PUB-CF-038 [PDF] Summary
- PUB-CF-043 [PDF] Next Steps for Applicants After the ITA
- PUB-CF-045 [PDF] Application Process and Contents
- PUB-CF-047b [PDF] Deadlines for SFY 2026 Projects
- PUB-CF-047a [PDF] Deadlines During SFY 2025
- PUB-CF-058 [PDF] Application Help Text for the Online System
- PUB-CF-060 [PDF] Environmental Review Guide
- PUB-CF-063 [PDF] ITA Help Text for the Online System
- PUB-CF-064 [PDF] PERF Scoring Trends for State Fiscal Years 2017-2019
- PUB-CF-070 [PDF] Funding List Column Descriptions
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