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Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
Information for the Public on Participating with States in Preparing Capacity Development Strategies This document is intended to assist the public in participating in the preparation of a State’s capacity development strategy. The document defines what is meant in the Safe Drinking Water Act as "technical, financial, and managerial capacity" and describes how a State capacity development strategy can benefit public water systems. Also, this provides a list of areas in which the public can provide input to a State as it prepares its strategy.
Information for States on Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act This information document is intended to support and facilitate the use of EPA guidance by the States in implementing the capacity development provisions under the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. In essence, these documents are designed to offer ideas and inspiration to States to assist them in taking advantage of their flexibility to fashion programs tailored to their unique circumstances, but also consistent with the minimum requirements to the Act in order to avoid State Revolving Fund Withholding.
Guidance on Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 This guidance document establishes national policy regarding implementation of the capacity development related provisions of the Safe Drinking Act. The document is the result of a thorough stakeholder consultation process initiated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its National Drinking Water Advisory Council. Included in this national policy document is a description of how EPA will assess State capacity development programs for purposes of determining whether these programs meet the statutory requirements contained in section 1420 of the Act and therefore whether the Agency is required to withhold funding. Also, this document describes what States must document and submit to EPA to demonstrate compliance with section 1452 (a)(3) of the Act, which details limitations on providing assistance to public water systems from the state revolving loan fund.
Hypothetical State Programs for Ensuring that All New CWSs and NTNCWSs Demonstrate Technical, Mangerial, and Financial Capacity This document describes four hypothetical State programs that meet the requirements of 1420 (a) of the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act as outlined in the Guidance for States on Ensuring that All New Community Water Systems and Nontransient, Noncommunity Water Systems Demonstrate Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity. The purpose of this document is to demonstrate the variety of alternative approaches that States might adopt, emphasizing the significant flexibility inherent in the statutory requirement and EPA’s guidance on the subject.
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