Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Loan Program

The DWSRF low interest loan program is competitive in nature in that projects submitted are scored according criteria established by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and then ranked on a Project Priority List.  The City has qualified for funding many times in the past and taken advantage of these low interest loans to complete much needed work in the distribution system and at the Water Treatment Plant.   At times, grant funding has been distributed through this program and the City has benefited from that as well.  In order to qualify for the funding, the City is required to complete a project plan, the most recent DWSRF Project Plan was completed in 2020, amended in 2022 and updated in 2024.  Links to copies of the plans are available in the Supplemental Information Section below.

The City of St. Joseph has qualified for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan funding multiple times over the past 15 years, however the FY25 DWSRF application did not score high enough on the project priority list to fall the fundable range.  A lin to the DWSRF FY 25 Intended Use Plan can be found here: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Fu...