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Commission adopts 2027 Drinking Water SRF intended-use plan; priorities include lead service lines and PFAS projects
Summary
Select Water and the commission reviewed and approved the 2027 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan, which lists 57 projects, principal‑forgiveness candidates, lead-service-line and emerging-contaminant set‑asides and technical assistance initiatives.
The Wyoming Water Development Commission approved the 2027 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan on June 15, setting the state’s project-priority list and identifying set-asides for principal forgiveness, lead-service-line replacement and emerging-contaminant remediation.
Jennifer Russell, principal engineer in WWDO’s construction division, said the IUP currently includes 57 drinking-water projects totaling about $164.6 million in requests; staff expect not all will advance. The program reported $505.3 million in loans made since inception and noted 54 active drinking-water loans totaling roughly $165.3 million at present.
The IUP incorporates special funding tracks: a principal-forgiveness pool (projects may qualify for 25–75% forgiveness depending on need-based scoring), a lead service-line replacement set-aside and an emerging-contaminant set-aside (PFAS, lithium and related contaminants). Russell said three projects for emerging-contaminant response totaling $10.7 million are proposed with 100% principal forgiveness in the IUP. The SRF also funds technical-assistance programs (asset-management templates, source-water assessments and a planned SRF one‑stop website), and staff plan an asset-management RFP to support water systems.
Shawn King (Office of State Lands) and staff addressed federal funding uncertainty: while the presidential FY2027 budget proposed reductions to SRF capitalization grants, state staff and lobbyists expect continued congressional support for SRF programs and stressed the program’s challenge in deploying funds quickly across a sparsely populated, rural state. Staff also emphasized efforts to prioritize principal forgiveness and to match loans with local readiness to spend funds efficiently.
Select Water reviewed and recommended the IUP; the Commission adopted it by voice vote. WWDO staff said the IUP will guide SLIB (State Lands and Investments Board) decisions, principal-forgiveness allocations and outreach to communities for loan application and project readiness.
