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Environmental Finance
The DNREC Environmental Finance Office administers the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (also known as the Clean Water State Revolving Fund), making funding available to municipalities, private organizations, nonprofit organizations and private individuals. Contact Information 97 Commerce Way, Suite 106 Dover, DE 19904
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Non-Point Source Program Funding
The state provides loans to both public and private sector partners to support projects that help to reduce non-point source (NPS) pollution. Non-point source pollution is any pollution that originates from a diffuse source (such as an open field or a road) and is transported to surface or ground waters through leaching or runoff.Read More
Community Environmental Project Fund
The Community Environmental Project Fund provides money to support the restoration of the environment in communities that were damaged by environmental pollution. The Community Environmental Project Fund was created by the Delaware General Assembly in 2004 (74 Del. Laws, c. 203). The legislation authorizes the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)Read More
Project Planning Advances
Funds are available to help municipal governments prepare to apply for loans for public wastewater and drinking water projects. Project planning advances can be used to develop Preliminary Engineering Reports (PERs) and Environmental Information Documents (EIDs) needed for loan applications under the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund andRead More
Asset Management Incentive Program
Public wastewater and drinking water utilities can receive grants or loan interest rebates to develop and implement asset management plans to help keep their facilities in optimal working order. The program is funded from the respective non-federal administrative accounts of the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and the DrinkingRead More
Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund
The Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund provides low-interest loans and grants to municipalities, private organizations, nonprofit organizations and private individuals for projects that will improve water quality. DNREC and the DHSS Division of Public Health are accepting Notices-of-Intent (NOIs) for projects in preparation for development of revised projectRead More
Water Infrastructure Advisory Council
The Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) initiates, develops and recommends to the Delaware General Assembly projects for the planning, construction, repair, renovation or expansion of drinking water and wastewater facilities. The council, which is established in State Law at 29 Del. C. § 8011, provides guidance and policy adviceRead More
Private Projects that Support Estuary Programs
A portion of the loan funds available from the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (also known as the Clean Water State Revolving Fund) are available for privately-owned water quality improvement projects that help meet the water quality goals of Delaware’s estuary management programs. The federal CleanRead More
Water Quality Improvement Loan Program
The Water Quality Improvement Loan Program provides loans to cities and towns to fund water quality improvement projects to compliment municipal wastewater treatment projects. The program funds projects designed to improve water quality, such as green street initiatives, removal of stormwater from wastewater systems, urban forestry programs andRead More
Community Septic System Outreach
The Community Outreach Initiative identifies low- and moderate-income homeowners in the Chesapeake and Inland Bay Watersheds that may need financial assistance to replace failed and/or failing septic systems.Contact Information
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Septic Rehabilitation Loan Program
The Septic Rehabilitation Loan Program provides low-interest financing to replace failing septic systems and cesspools with on-site wastewater disposal systems that will function in an environmentally sound and cost effective manner. The program also provides funding for new septic construction and costs associated with connecting to central sewer systems.Read More
Poultry Loan Program
The State Revolving Fund (SRF) Agricultural Nonpoint Source ( AgNPSLP) Loan Program provides a source of low interest financing for managing poultry manure, dead poultry, and other sources of poultry related pollution in an environmentally sound and cost effective manner. These loans help poultry farmers implement bestRead More
Stormwater Infrastructure Loans
The Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund provides loans for stormwater infrastructure projects as part of a 20% set-aside designed to provide funds for green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities. Stormwater infrastructure project loans are made at below market interest rates.Read More
Green Infrastructure Loans
The Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (commonly known as the Clean Water State Revolving Fund) provides loans for green infrastructure projects to help meet an EPA goal to promote green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, and other environmentally innovative projects. Each year, between 10 and 20 percent ofRead More
Wastewater Matching Planning Grants
Wastewater Planning Matching Grants help municipal and county wastewater utilities prepare wastewater projects for funding through Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. Greg Pope, P.E DNREC Environmental Finance 97 Commerce Way, Suite 106 Dover, DE 19904 302-739-9941Read More
Surface Water Matching Planning Grants
Surface Water Matching Planning Grants were established by the Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council and are intended to help plan for projects to manage water pollution that comes from specific sources and that which comes from many different sources (non-point source pollution).Read More
Applications and Guidance
The applications and guidance documents below are for grants and loans through the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. The Fund provides low-interest loans and grants to municipalities, private organizations, nonprofit organizations and private individuals for projects that will improve water quality. Applications Application Form for Governmental EntitiesRead More
Environmental Finance Contacts
DNREC Environmental Finance 97 Commerce Way, Suite 106 Dover, DE 19904 Telephone: 302-739-9941 Fax: 302-739-2137 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday Robert Zimmerman Chief of Administration Robert.Zimmerman@delaware.gov Laura RaffertyRead More
Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Projects
The state provides loans for the construction, repair and upgrading of municipal wastewater facilities. Loans come from the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (also known as the Clean Water State Revolving Fund). Loans are available for projects such as new wastewater treatment plants, upgrades or expansions; Combined SewerRead More
Community Water Quality Improvement Grants
The Community Water Quality Improvement Grant (CWQIG) is designed to help municipalities, government agencies, and non‐profit organizations implement projects or programs within Delaware’s developed landscape to improve water quality. The Community Water Quality Improvement Grant is an annually-determined set aside in the Delaware Clean Water State Revolving FundRead More
Dairy Loan Program
The State Revolving Fund (SRF) Agricultural Nonpoint Source (AgNPSLP) Loan Program provides a source of low interest financing for managing dairy and milking parlor waste and manure in an environmentally sound and cost effective manner. These loans help dairy farmers implement best management practices on their farmsRead More
Land Conservation Loan Program
The Land Conservation Loan Program is an innovative financing approach to fund conservation easements and land-preservation land purchases with Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (WPCRF) municipal loans. Municipalities that have wastewater projects on the fundable portion of the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (WPCRF) Project Priority List canRead More
