Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)

The Brooks Act requires that federally funded projects obtain professional design services through Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) Procurement.  The Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014 required this process for all CWSRF funded projects.  There is a waiver process currently available, please talk with your project developer if your community might need a waiver.

WID has prepared several documents to help federally funded projects though the QBS procurement process:

1. Change Order Overview
2. WID Procedures and Guidelines
3. Change Order Forms and Publications

Change Order Overview

Construction Section

Tools for Calculating Phosphorus Reductions

• Vermont DEC STP Calculator

The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 required that all CWSRF projects include a Fiscal Sustainability Plan. This is planning document that makes a list of critical assets, their condition, and the costs for repairing or rehabbing them on a regular schedule. The plan recommends an annual reserve budget for assets to help communities budget for their specific needs.

Water Investment Division Home Page

Division Quick Link Pages:

The Water Investment Division has created Guidance Document 29 to help all parties involved in a project to understand their roles and obligations to meet the American Iron and Steel (AIS) Requirements.  Additional information about AIS is provided below.

Each year the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) publish Intended Use Plans (IUPs) that explain how the SRF funding capitalization grants provided by the federal government will be used to support the programs. The IUP Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) number reflects when federal funds were appropriated, so it lags behind the current FFY. Each IUP identifies program decisions to meet requirements set by Congress in each year's capitalization grants and to address state programmatic priorities.