EPA: CWSRF capitaliza a 50 estados más Puerto Rico con $62.4 billion federales

El 28 de septiembre de 2023, esta nota ancla en la página EPA Learn About the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) —URL distinta de About CWSRF ya archivada. Building on a federal investment of $62.4 billion, the state CWSRFs have provided $194 billion to communities through 2025. States have provided 53,000 low-interest loans. Topic both.

Under the CWSRF, EPA provides grants to all 50 states plus Puerto Rico to capitalize state CWSRF loan programs. The states contribute an additional 20 percent to match the federal grants. EPA also provides direct grant funding for the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Eso fija a Puerto Rico dentro de los 51 programas capitalizados con match, no como territory de grant directo en esa frase.

The 51 CWSRF programs function like environmental infrastructure banks by providing low interest loans to eligible recipients for water infrastructure projects. As money is paid back into the state's revolving loan fund, the state makes new loans to other recipients for high priority water quality activities. Revolving no es un cheque one-shot: allotted federal capitalization no es obligated state loan no es disbursed project cash.

States are responsible for the operation of their CWSRF program. Under the CWSRF, states may provide various types of assistance, including loans, refinancing, purchasing, or guaranteeing local debt and purchasing bond insurance. States may also set specific loan terms, including interest rates from zero percent to market rate, and repayment periods of up to 30 years. States may customize loan terms to meet the needs of small communities, or to provide incentives for certain types of projects.

Beginning in 2009, Congress authorized the CWSRFs to provide further financial assistance through additional subsidization, such as grants, principal forgiveness, and negative interest rate loans. Using a combination of federal and state funds, state CWSRF programs provide loans to eligible recipients to construct municipal wastewater facilities, control nonpoint sources of pollution, build decentralized wastewater treatment systems, create green infrastructure projects, protect estuaries, and fund other water quality projects.

The following eleven types of projects are eligible to receive CWSRF assistance, según el hub de Project Eligibilities enlazado desde Learn About. CWSRF assistance is provided directly from state agencies; contact the CWSRF program in your state for information on how to apply. English billion y million. Quien confunda el stock histórico $194 billion con un allotment FY2025 de Puerto Rico ($55.596 million CW en tablas hermanas) mezcla acumulado nacional y fila territorial.

EPA's CWSRF Webinar Series features professionals from around the country sharing expertise on Clean Water State Revolving Fund topics; case studies illustrate eligibility categories without inventing Puerto Rico project lists.

En síntesis: EPA explica el CWSRF como banca ambiental revolving con $62.4 billion federales y $194 billion acumulados a communities, capitalizando a los 50 estados más Puerto Rico con match del 20 percent. Sin convertir el stock nacional en cash de la Isla, la nota deja el vehículo limpio para la pista de agua limpia.