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the Field Office water supply staff to provide technical assistance and compliance follow-up to small system operators.

Unused commitments are reserved for use in future years for DNR staff and other purposes as necessary.

State Program Support Set-Aside . The primary uses of this set-aside are to assist with the administration of the Public Water Supply Supervision program, to review engineering documents for non-DWSRF construction projects, to provide wasteload allocations at public water systems with loans, and to evaluate disinfection contact time determinations, approve corrosion control strategies, and make influenced groundwater determinations. Other uses include: • Updating the SDWIS database including support systems and provide compliance determinations and information technology database support • Adopting rules and revisions to the Iowa Administrative Code • Field Office water supply staff conducting sanitary survey inspections at water supplies, as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Unused commitments are reserved for use in future years for DNR staff and other purposes as needed.

Other Authorized Activities Set-Aside . The two primary uses of this set-aside are capacity development and source water protection (SWP). Funds are budgeted for efforts related to developing technical, managerial, and financial capacity for Iowa’s public water supplies, including: • Completion of sanitary surveys with the eight elements and providing direct capacity development technical assistance • Training of inspectors in comprehensive performance evaluation protocols • Provision of technical assistance related to capacity development through the area wide optimization program (AWOP) • Contracts with five counties to complete sanitary surveys and conduct annual visits at transient non- community public water supply systems • System-specific capacity development assistance by contractor, including promotion of asset management planning • Development of SWP plans and review and assist with implementation of Best Management Practices • Development of data for Phase 1 SWP assessments for all new systems and new wells at existing public water supply systems • Technical assistance for well siting • Maintenance of the Source Water Mapper and Tracker online database Plan for Use of Administrative Accounts There are three distinct funding sources for DWSRF administrative expenses: • The DWSRF administrative Cap Grant set-aside. Four percent of the cumulative amount of federal Cap Grants received may be used for program administration as discussed in the set-aside section above. • Loan initiation fees. A 0.5% loan origination fee is charged on new DWSRF loans which is included in the loan principal. The fees are deposited outside of the fund. The maximum amount charged is $100,000. Under EPA rules, because Iowa’s origination fees are financed through the loans, the proceeds are considered Program Income. Iowa uses the initiation fee receipts for administration of the DWSRF Program. Beginning in SFY 2023, loan initiation fees will not be assessed on loans to Disadvantaged Community (DAC) receiving loan forgiveness. • Loan servicing fees. An annual servicing fee of 0.25% is charged on the outstanding principal of DWSRF Funds are also budgeted for SWP activities including the following: • Coordination and administration of the Source Water Protection program

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