In 1989, KRS Chapter 224A and KAR 17:050 were enacted to begin a new financial program for construction of wastewater projects. The 205(g) grant program funds were no longer available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for new projects, and financial assistance is still greatly needed for communities to comply with the Clean Water Act. EPA has been funding the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) in the form of annual capitalization grants to the state. The state must provide a 20 percent match to the federal share.  

Kentucky's Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet's (EPPC) Division of Water (DOW) and Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA), through an interagency agreement, provide communities with funds from the CWSRF to comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. 

The CWSRF, also referred to as Fund A, is a 20-year loan program for planning, design and construction of wastewater infrastructure projects. Fund A1 provides assistance to small communities in financing the preliminary costs prior to construction. It is a five-year loan for planning, design and sanitary sewer evaluation study (SSES). If a community applies for a loan for the construction portion of the project under Fund A, the Fund A1 can be rolled over to the Fund A loan.

To be considered eligible to receive a CWSRF loan, a project must be  identified on EPPC's approved PPL/IUP. See information on the Intended Use Plan on the navigation bar to the left.

Two branches within DOW are responsible for administering the CWSRF program. The Municipal Planning Section of the Facilities Construction Branch reviews and approves the facilities plan and the SSES. The section is also responsible for the PPL/IUP and State Needs Survey. The Project Administration Section (PAS) of the Resource Planning and Program Support (RPPS) Branch is responsible for the administrative duties associated with the CWSRF. Each community/municipality seeking funding must submit to PAS for review and approval the following:  application, engineering procurement/contract, MBE/WBE and pay requests. The Municipal Design and Construction Section of the Facilities Construction Branch reviews and approves the design and construction contract documents and monitors the construction progress.

For more information, contact the following people:

Financial
Sandy Williams, Kentucky Infrastructure Authority
502-573-0260
sandy.williams@ky.gov

Lola Lyle, Division of Water, Resource Planning and Program Support
502-564-3410, ext. 416
lola.lyle@ky.gov

Environmental Review
Jill Bertelson, Division of Water, Facilities Construction Branch
502-564-3410, ext. 596
jill.bertelson@ky.gov

Technical
For construction permits:
Hossein Mehdipour, Division of Water, Facilities Construction Branch
502-564-3410, ext. 548
hossein.mehdipour@ky.gov

For Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Wasteload Allocations:
Courtney Seitz, Division of Water, KPDES
502-564-3410, ext. 465
courtney.seitz@ky.gov

For WWTP discharge permits:
Larry Sowder, Division of Water, KPDES
502-564-3410, ext. 472
larry.sowder@ky.gov