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America’s largest water quality
financing source…
Clean Water State
Revolving Fund (CWSRF) programs provided about $4 billion annually
in recent years to fund water quality protection projects
for wastewater treatment, nonpoint source pollution control, and
watershed and estuary management.
CWSRFs have funded
over $43.5 billion, providing over 14,200 low-interest loans to
date.
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Low
interest rates, flexible terms |
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Significant
funding for nonpoint source pollution control and estuary protection |
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Assistance
to a variety of borrowers |
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Partnerships
with other funding sources |
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features of the program include: |
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Low Interest Rates, Flexible Terms—Nationally, interest
rates for CWSRF loans average 2.2 percent, compared to market
rates that average 4.8 percent. For a CWSRF program offering
this rate, a CWSRF funded project would cost 21 percent less
than projects funded at the market rate. CWSRFs can fund 100
percent of the project cost and provide flexible repayment
terms up to 20 years.
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Significant Funding for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
and Estuary Protection—CWSRFs provide over $100 million
annually to control pollution from nonpoint sources and for
estuary protection, exceeding $1.7 billion to date.
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Assistance to a Variety of Borrowers—The CWSRF program
has assisted a range of borrowers including municipalities,
communities of all sizes, farmers, homeowners, small businesses,
and nonprofit organizations.
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Partnerships with Other Funding Sources—CWSRFs partner
with banks, nonprofits, local governments, and other federal
and state agencies to provide the best water quality financing
source for their communities.
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