Texas Policy Recommendations: General Program Activities under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)

In 2021, the U.S. Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), allocating $50 billion over 5 years to the EPA’s existing State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, consisting of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Funds available under IIJA have represented a massive opportunity for Texas to transform its water infrastructure landscape–with an estimated $2.9 billion provided to improve drinking water and wastewater systems. These funds are distributed to the states for local agencies to administer. In Texas, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) administers the two SRF funding programs. The following policy recommendations outline ways Texas can improve equitable outcomes through its SRF programs and to increase program transparency and accessibility.