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loans. The fees are deposited outside of the fund. Iowa uses servicing fees collected during the time the Cap Grant is open for administration of the DWSRF Program. Servicing fee receipts collected after the Cap Grant is closed are used for other purposes under SDWA 1452. Program Income . A portion of these funds will be used in SFY 2023 for program administration, and the remainder will be reserved for future administrative expenses. Income is replenished throughout the fiscal year by funds received from loan initiation fees as described above. Non-program Income . A portion of these funds may be used in SFY 2023 to fund some of the activities completed under the State Program Management set-aside. A portion of these funds may be used in SFY 2023 toward Drinking Water Laboratory Certification and Capacity initiatives. Income is replenished throughout the fiscal year by funds received from loan servicing fees as described above. SEE Salary Funds Deducted from Capitalization Grant The DWSRF Program will not request U.S. EPA to deduct funds from FFY 2022 DWSRF Cap Grant for the SEE Program this fiscal year. These positions are filled by EPA Region 7 and assigned to the DNR’s Water Supply engineering section to provide administrative assistance to the DWSRF projects and program. The SEE enrollees could help provide staffing at Iowa DNR to maintain the DWSRF program and keep up with the increasing DWSRF project administrative work load. Authorized under the Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 (PL 98- 313), the SEE program is intended “to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs authorized by other provisions of law administered by the Administrator in providing technical assistance to Federal, State, and local environmental agencies for projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control.” Surface Water Curriculum Development Funds Deducted from the Capitalization Grant The Iowa DNR will continue the project of developing advanced training for operators who currently operate surface water treatment plants. The Environmental Protection Agency is offering contracting services to help facilitate advanced surface water training with Process Applications Inc. The training will consist of six modules conducted over a three year period. Each session will last one or two days and will include a mix of presentations and small group workshops. 1. Regulations and implementation 2. Surface water optimization 3. Coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation 4. Filtration and residuals handling 5. Disinfection 6. Advanced topics such as jar test calibration, manganese control, cyanotoxin control, enhanced TOC removal, and source water considerations. Plan for Efficient and Timely Use of DWSRF Funds In recent years, the processes of the DWSRF have been streamlined and the marketing and education enhanced. These improvements have resulted in more efficient and timely use of the DWSRF and full utilization of available funds. In particular, Iowa applies for and draws federal Cap Grants as expeditiously as possible. When Cap Grants are awarded, those funds are drawn down first based on guidance from the U.S. EPA. Loan disbursements are made weekly. Iowa’s DWSRF disbursements averaged approximately $4.6 million per month in 2020. In SFY2021, the program disbursed an average of approximately $6.2 million per month. Average disbursements for SFY 2022 will be provided in future IUP updates. Rather than doing one annual funding solicitation, with a discrete set of projects identified for funding that year, the Iowa DWSRF does quarterly updates to its Intended Use Plan. This creates a continuous pipeline of projects at different stages of readiness. Communities determine when they need their funding; the program does not set deadlines on loan execution as long as projects are making progress toward a loan. Module topics include:

With a return of $3.10 for every dollar of federal investment (compared to the national average of $2.07), Iowa’s DWSRF

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