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Financial Assistance Programs – Grants and Loans
Small Community Wastewater Grant Program
The Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Program, most recently funded by Propositions 40 and 50, provided grants for the planning, design, and construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment and collection facilities to small communities (i.e., with a population of 20,000 persons, or less) with financial hardship (i.e., annual median household income [MHI] is 80 percent of the Statewide MHI, or less).
The SCWG Program Guidelines (Guidelines) were adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) on June 17, 2004, and amended on May 22, 2007. The 2007 Statewide Competitive Project List was adopted by the State Water Board on September 4, 2007.
Currently, the SCWG Program is not soliciting new projects due to a lack of funding.
Related Funding Programs
The State Water Board’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program, which is funded by federal grants, State funds, and revenue bonds, provides low-interest financing for construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment facilities, local sewers, sewer interceptors, and water recycling facilities, as well as, expanded use projects.
If you would like more information regarding funding opportunities for small community drinking water projects, please refer to the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH’s) Website. CDPH provides funding (grants for disadvantaged communities, as well as low-interest financing) to public water systems through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program, Proposition 50, and Proposition 84. The CDPH has a technical assistance program for small communities with a population of 10,000 persons or less.
Receive Program Updates
You may want to access the Small Community Wastewater Strategy webpage for updates relating to the State Water Board’s ongoing efforts to assist small and/or disadvantaged communities with their wastewater needs.
You can also subscribe
online to receive information about various grants and loans programs. Please check the ‘Small Communities Program’ box to receive email updates on the Strategy and the Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Program.
Questions or comments about the SCWG Program?
Meghan Brown
Senior Water Resource Control Engineer
Division of Financial Assistance
Small Community Wastewater Unit
(916) 341-5729
