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State board adopts FY2025–26 SAFER fund plan; staff increases technical‑assistance and O&M targets and clarifies interim support for domestic‑well communities
Summary
The State Water Resources Control Board unanimously adopted the FY 2025–26 SAFE and Affordable Drinking Water (SAFER) fund expenditure plan, increasing targets for technical assistance and operation & maintenance while clarifying interim assistance extensions for communities pursuing long‑term solutions.
The State Water Resources Control Board on Nov. 4 adopted its Fiscal Year 2025–26 fund expenditure plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (SAFER) program, updating program targets and clarifying interim assistance for domestic‑well and very small systems while increasing technical assistance and operation & maintenance (O&M) support.
Jasmine Wahaca of the Division of Financial Assistance summarized changes made to the draft plan in response to public comment and new information through June 30, 2025. Staff increased the technical assistance target to address greater demand and added a modest increase to operation & maintenance assistance; the construction target funded from the SAFER fund was slightly reduced with other funding sources (SRF,…
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