Financial Assistance
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Storm water projects
Storm water carries excessive nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants from streets and parking lots to nearby streams, rivers, and lakes. A municipality can eliminate or reduce storm water runoff pollution in its community by building or…
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Equipment Replacement Fund
Every municipality that has a Wisconsin Pollution Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit for wastewater treatment facilities, urban runoff treatment works, or structural urban best management practices (BMP) is required to properly operate and…
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Loan repayment
Term The Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) typically lend money for 20 years. Thirty-year financing is available for the sewer pipe portion of eligible CWFP projects. You may request a shorter loan term.…
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Reimbursement resolution
A reimbursement resolution is required as part of a complete application; attach a copy of the reimbursement resolution that shows municipal intent to borrow at a future date to reimburse the general fund, or another fund, for project expenses paid…
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Parallel cost percentage
Parallel cost percentage means the proportion of project costs eligible for below-market-rate financing relative to the total project cost eligible for Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) financing. The parallel cost percentage may include project costs…
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Request for disbursement
For a municipality to receive a payment from an Environmental Loans program, it must submit a complete Request for Disbursement. Invoices and supporting documentation for eligible costs are required before our specialists can approve the request for…
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Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is responsible for the regulation of Wisconsin public utilities, including those that are municipally-owned. Types of utilities regulated include electric, natural gas, water, and combined water & sewer. If a…
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Principal forgiveness
Principal forgiveness policies are described in detail in the annual Intended Use Plans (IUPs). Principal forgiveness (PF) is an additional subsidy, provided by the federal government, to assist municipalities that would experience significant…
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Operation and maintenance manual
If a municipality is receiving a loan from the Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP), it must submit for review an operation and maintenance (O&M) manual for its wastewater treatment facility and/or collection system. If the municipality already has…
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Intent to Apply and Priority Evaluation & Ranking Formula
Each municipality that plans to apply for financial assistance for their water infrastructure project, from either the Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) or the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP), is required to complete and submit online a…