Funding Opportunities for Public Water Systems

Last Update: July 2, 2008

CDPH implements a number of programs that provide funding opportunities to public water systems.  Click on a link below to find out more about a specific program.

Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

The Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SDWSRF) provides funding to correct public water system deficiencies based upon a prioritized funding approach that addresses the systems' problems that pose public health risks, systems with needs for funding to comply with requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and systems most in need on a per household affordability basis.

Proposition 50

Proposition 50, The Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002 (Water Code Section 79500, et seq.) was passed by California voters in the November 2002 general election.  CDPH is responsible for portions of the Act that deal with water security, safe drinking water and treatment technology.  

Proposition 84

Proposition 84, The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Act of 2006 (Public Resources Code Section 75001, et seq.), was passed by California voters in the November 2006 general election. CDPH is responsible for portions of the Act that deal with safe drinking water supplies, including emergency and urgent funding, infrastructure improvements, and groundwater quality. 

Other funding sources

CDPH also provides funding opportunities through its Drinking Water Treatment and Research Fund (DWTRF), which addresses drinking water contamination by methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and other oxygenates.

The California Financing Coordinating Committee's Funding Fairs provide opportunities to obtain information about currently available infrastructure grant, loan and bond financing programs and options.

For more information

To find out more about CDPH's drinking water-related funding opportunities, click on one of the links above or contact us by email at dwpfunds@cdph.ca.gov or by telephone at  (916) 449-5600.

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