The California Water Boards' Annual Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2015-16

FUND: DRINKING WATER FUNDING

GROUP:

DRINKING WATER FUNDING USES OF FUNDS

MEASURE:

FUNDS ALLOCATED TO NEW PROJECTS BY CATEGORY
NUMBER OF NEW PROJECTS BY TYPE

MESSAGE:

In FY 15-16, The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) committed over $330 million in funding to 31 new projects between the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and Prop 1 funds. 86 percent of total funding was directed towards projects addressing compliance or shortage problems.

*KEY STATISTICS FOR FY 2015-16*
Total Funds Allocated:	$330,865,636
Total Funded Projects:	31

MEASUREMENTS - Data last updated on: 09-23-2016 (11:07 am)

FUNDING CATEGORIES	Allocated in FY 15-16	Number of Funded Projects in FY 15-16
Immediate Health Risk (Category A)	$7,861,270	3
Untreated or At-Risk Sources (Category B)	$3,514,506	6
Compliance or Shortage Problems (Category C)	$283,148,759	15
Inadequate Reliability (Category D)	$5,626,318	2
Secondary Risks (Category E)	$0	0
Other Projects (Category F)	$30,714,783	5
TOTAL	$330,865,636	31

WHAT THE MEASURE IS SHOWING

In Fiscal Year (FY) 15/16, the Water Boards committed over $330 million in funding to 31 new projects. Approximately 86 percent of all newly allocated funds were directed to projects addressing compliance or shortage problems.

WHY THIS MEASURE IS IMPORTANT

The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) administers the implementation of the Water Board's financial assistance programs, which include loan and grant funding for planning and construction of public water systems, municipal sewage and water recycling facilities, remediation for underground storage tank releases, watershed protection projects, nonpoint source pollution control projects, etc. DFA also administers the Water Recycling Program and the Operator Certification Program. The federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) provides states the opportunity to establish a DWSRF Program to help each state achieve the goal of safe, clean drinking water. The DWSRF is capitalized with federal and state funds. The DWSRF provides affordable financing to public water systems for the planning, design, and construction of projects for infrastructure improvements to correct system deficiencies and improve drinking water quality for the health, safety, and welfare of all Californians. Funding of water system projects is a strategic activity conducted by the Water Boards that requires a significant amount of work in terms of processing applications, establishing priorities, approving, and tracking the use of funds. It is also important that the funds available each year are used as efficiently and effectively as possible.

TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Data source: Loans and Grants Tracking System. FAAST. Period: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. Extracted in September 2015.
Unit of Measure: Number of projects and monetary amount expressed in current US dollars.
Data Definitions: For definitions on each funding category see pages 8-9 of the Drinking Water Funding Policy Handbook at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/services/funding/documents/srf/dwsrf_policy/dwsrf_policy_final.pdf
References: Information About The Program
Drinking Water Funding Policy
List of Funded Projects in FY 2014-15

GLOSSARY

Public Water System

A public water system is a system that provides water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such a system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly served at least 25 people at least 60 days out of the year.

( Page last updated: 9/23/16 )