NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Nov. 21, 2008
Vol. 38, No. 531
For more information, contact Terry Deputy, Financial Assistance Branch, Division of Water Resources, 302-739-9941, or Melanie Rapp, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.
Workshops Set for Dec. 4, 11 and 18 on Delaware’s Water Pollution
Control Revolving Loan Fund for Municipalities
DNREC’s Division of Water Resources Financial Assistance Branch will hold three public workshops on Delaware’s Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund (WPCRLF), a program that provides financing for construction and improvements of municipal wastewater systems and related projects.
The workshops will provide information to municipal governments, engineers and other interested parties on the WPCRLF and the Notice-of-Intent wastewater project solicitation for the 2010 Project Priority List Process. Workshop participants will receive information on project eligibility, the procedures and deadlines for project solicitation, the evaluation criteria and the overall timetable.
The workshops are:
10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4: Delaware Technical and Community College, Stanton Campus, Conference Room A112.
10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11: Delaware Technical and Community College, Terry Campus Corporate Training Center, Room 407B.
10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 18: Delaware Technical and Community College, Owens Campus William Carter Partnership Center, Room 540A.
To register for a workshop, contact Daisy Lopez, Daisy.Lopez@state.de.us or 302-739-9941 before Nov. 28, 2008. For questions or more information on the workshops, contact Terry Deputy, program administrator, Terry.Deputy@state.de.us or 302-739-9941.
The WPCRLF is a multi-million dollar water pollution control revolving loan fund created by the Delaware General Assembly in 1990. Since its inception, 15 federal capitalizations grants and state matching funds have been awarded. The WPCRLF has provided 41 loans for municipal wastewater projects that totaled $186 million and 1,143 loans for non-point source pollution control projects that totaled $11 million.
