Wastewater Hub
This Hub consolidates and simplifies resources to aid municipalities' throughout the planning and application for funding process for wastewater infrastructure improvement projects. The Hub features Webinar spotlights that break down important wastewater webinars with timestamps, notes, and important links. This site contains a collection of useful links to help municipalities understanding of:
- Funding availability through grants
- Creating a project timeline around grant and application deadlines
- The Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Project scoring criteria and score improvements
- Listing and updating CWSRF projects
Wastewater Announcements
Upcoming Events
HVRC Annual Conference
Hudson Valley Regional Council
Join us for an afternoon highlighting economic development, water quality, clean energy, and resilience in the Mid-Hudson Region. The agenda will cover:
- Third Annual Awards Ceremony: Celebrate Mid-Hudson municipalities for their achievements in HVRC's programmatic areas over the last year
- Overview of the July 2025 - June 2030 Mid-Hudson Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
- Panels on wastewater, housing and zoning, economic and ecosystem resilience, and future industries' workforce in the Region
Event Date:
Nov 6, 2025
1:30 - 5:00 pm
Open Public Input Requests
Data Solicitation for 2026 Integrated Report on New York State Water Quality
Dept. of Enviromental Conservation
The Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking water quality data and information for any New York State waterbody to update waterbody assessments in the state's Clean Water Act Section 305(b) Report or the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters. Waterbody assessments are conducted following the methodology described in the Consolidated Assessment Listing Methodology (CALM).
Submission Deadline:
Oct 28, 2025
Upcoming Webinars
Community Assistance Teams Q&A
Environmental Facilities Corporation
The EFC will be joined by partners from the Departments of Environmental Conservation, State, Health, and Homes and Community Renewal. Staff members from each agency will be available to answer program questions that you may have regarding water infrastructure funding needs.
Date & Time:
Oct 8 @ 11 am
Oct 31 @ 11 am
Available Grants
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
Environmental Facilities Corporation
The CWSRF provides financial and technical assistance to communities needing to undertake critical sewer and wastewater projects.
Application Cycle Deadline:
May 30, 2026
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
Environmental Protection Agency
The WIFIA program provides supplemental, flexible, low-cost credit assistance to public and private borrowers for wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater projects.
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grant
US Department of Agriculture
This program helps eligible low-income communities plan and develop applications for proposed USDA Rural Development water or waste disposal projects.
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Understanding the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) is an infrastructure bank that provides low-interest or interest-free financing for wastewater and sewer infrastructure projects throughout New York State. It is administered by the Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) in partnership with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Through the application and project scoring process, the EFC can finance projects that align with water quality goals important to New York.
Each year Congress appropriates funds to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer capitalization grants to each state. Additionally, New York State provides a 20% match to the CWSRF.
The EFC provides flexible low- interest financing to municipalities with eligible clean water projects. Upon completion of the project, the principal is repaid to become available to finance new projects, allowing the funds to "revolve" over time.
Each year, the EFC prepares and Intended Use Plan (IUP) to document how funding will be allocated during a federal fiscal year. Submitted projects will be scored using Project Scoring Criteria to determine which projects are likely to have the greatest impact on water quality improvement across the State.
Understanding the CWSRF Scoring Criteria
After an eligible is project submitted to the EFC for financial assistance, a project priority scoring system is used to score and rank projects. This list is compared to the funds available in the upcoming Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) system to determine the extent of financial assistance available for eligible projects. This process also allows the EFC to establish a Subsidy Line in certain cases to determine which projects may be eligible for subsidized financing.
All successful submissions for projects that have expressed interest in receiving CWSRF funding are listed on the IUP Multi-Year List. The Annual List, a subset of the Multi-Year List, identifies projects that EFC may provide financial assistance to in the IUP Period. Projects that are on the Multi-Year List and not on the Annual List will not receive financial assistance in the current year. The Annual List is divided into the project categories based on municipal population, project type, and financial assistance eligibility.
WEBINAR spotlights
Introduction to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Summary:
Posted: May 2024
Overview of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund from both the Federal and State Perspectives. Cohosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC). Topics include funding history, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, eligible projects, and the EFC application process.
Timestamps
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
0:00 Introduction
2:16 Overview of Funding & Funding History
3:56 CWSRF Assistance Types
4:36 Benefits of CWSRF & Eligible Projects
8:45 Affordability Criteria
10:23 Case Studies
13:15 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
15:33 Getting Started
16:50 Resources & Links
Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC)
21:00 Introduction to the EFC
26:54 Types of Financing
28:46 Intended Use Plans
31:55 Project Priority Lists
34:46 Project Categories
36:28 How to Apply
38:37 Engineering Report Outline
44:30 Terms & Conditions
44:30 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
47:12 NYS Grants & Technical Assistance
51:50 Contact Information
Water Infrastructure Funding Webinar
Summary:
Posted: March 2025
Hosted by the Community Assistance Teams Program at the Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC), this webinar provides a discussion on water infrastructure funding in New York State. Experts from EFC and agency partners discuss the application process, requirements, and tips to access funding for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.
Grants discussed in this webinar may have variable availability. Check agency websites for grant availability by clicking on the linked grant name in the Timestamp section.
Timestamps (Duration 1:15:43)
Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC)
00:10 Introduction & Agenda
01:20 About the EFC
03:10 State Revolving Funds (SRFs)
05:20 Intended Use Plans & Eligible Projects
08:48 Engineering Report Requirements & Terms and Conditions
17:31 Federal Funding Through SRFs
18:41 Engineering Planning Grant (EPG)
19:39 Water Infrastructure Improvement Grants (WIIA)
21:45 Intermunicipal Grants (IMG)
22:26 Green Resiliency Grants (GRG)
23:03 Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP)
23:41 Community Assistance Teams (CATs)
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
30:31 DEC grants overview
31:28 Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program
33:56 Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning & MS4 Grant (NPG)
36:09 MS4 Mapping
Department of State (DOS)
42:05 Local Government Efficiency (LGE)
46:54 Citizens Reorganization and Empowerment Grant (CREG)
48:17 Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC)
52:38 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
Home and Community Renewal (HBC)
59:45 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
1:15:10 Contact Information
Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants Webinar
Summary:
Posted: February 2025
This webinar provides an overview of the Engineering Planning Grant, including eligibility requirements, eligible projects, funding priorities, and grant terms and conditions. This webinar also provides a walkthrough tutorial on how to apply through the application portal, as well as tips and recommendations when applying.
Timestamps (Duration 32:31)
00:45 Introduction & Agenda
01:28 About the EFC
02:46 Overview of Grand Funding
02:38 2025 EPG Program Overview
06:02 Eligibility Criteria
09:13 Funding Priorities
10:22 Grant Terms & Disbursement Schedule
12:14 Application Portal & Tutorial
18:07 Application Tips
19:55 Program Requirements
23:50 Engineering Report Outline
31:25 Wrap Up and Q&A
How to Use Project Listing and Update System (PLUS)
Summary:
Posted: June 2023
This three part webinar series, introducing the Project Listing and Update System (PLUS), provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to create an account and navigate the website.
1. Getting Started
2. Listing a Project
3. Project Updates
Describes how to register, how to navigate the website, and how to use the Action buttons, upload, and edit forms.
Describes how municipal information is listed during the application process, how forms are edited, and how required project information is categorized.
Provides a walkthrough of how to identify required project updates and how to resubmit current project information.
Timestamps (Duration - 9:07)
0:05 Introduction & Series summary
1:26 Registering a PLUS account
3:30 Home screen and navigation
4.53 Contractor/Consultants authorization
6:22 PLUS forms
Timestamps (Duration - 8:28)
0:00 Introduction
1:38 Creating a new form
2:12 Form edit page & Project scope tab
3:36 Contact tab
3:58 Schedule tab
5:08 Equivalent Dwelling Units tab
5:36 Documents tab
6:06 Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) & Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) tab
6:24 Acknowledgements tab
6:43 Form Validation & Submission
Timestamps (Duration - 5:17)
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Why are project updates required?
1:58 Identified project update forms
3:00 New information about PLUS updates
4:14 Validation and Submittal
WEBINAR extras
All About Intended Use Plans
Summary:
Learn about the purpose of the Intended Use Plans for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds; how to have your community's project listed in a plan; and what this listing means for funding your community's water infrastructure project. This webinar was presented by EFC's Community Assistance Teams.
Posted: April 2025
Duration: 26:13
Clean Water & Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plans
Summary:
The NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and the NYS Department of Health (DOH) provide an overview of the State Revolving Funds, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the types of funding available to communities for water infrastructure in the upcoming Federal Fiscal Year, and how to apply.
Posted: June 2024
Duration: 39:12
New York State Water Grants Application Walkthrough
Summary:
Learn how to complete the online application for the Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) and Intermunicipal Grant Programs.
Posted: March 2024
Duration: 27:00
Contact HVRC
Ryan Corbett, Water Resources Manager
Wastewater Technical Assistance Program
EMAIL: rcorbett@hudsonvalleyrc.org
PHONE: 845-564-4075