Maryland Department of the Environment
The Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF) provides financial assistance for a wide variety of projects to facilitate compliance with national primary drinking water standards that protect or improve the quality of Maryland’s drinking water resources. The federal Safe Drinking Water Act requires that all community water systems demonstrate the managerial, technical and financial capacity to maintain the system prior receiving a Drinking Water loan. As part of our financial assistance package, MDE’s Water Quality Financing Administration (WQFA) can provide financial advisory services that assist borrowers in determining affordable user rate structures and model the fiscal impact the proposed loan will have on the borrowers financial capacity.
The Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund (WQRLF) provides financial assistance for a wide variety of projects to protect or improve the quality of Maryland’s rivers, streams, lakes, the Chesapeake Bay and other water resources. As part of our financial assistance package, MDE’s Water Quality Financing Administration (WQFA) can provide financial advisory services that assist applicants in determining affordable user rate structures and model the fiscal impact the proposed loan will have on financial capacity.
Maryland State Revolving Fund Resources
| Description | Type | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disadvantaged Community Criteria |  | 2023 | N/A |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Legislation | | 2022 | N/A |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Project Priority List | | 2025 | MD_PPL_2025_DWSRF |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Intended Use Plan | | 2025 | MD_IUP_2025_DWSRF |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Annual Report | | 2019 | N/A |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Loan Ranking Criteria | | 2023 | N/A |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Legislation | | 2023 | N/A |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Project Priority List | | 2025 | MD_PPL_2025_CWSRF |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Intended Use Plan | | 2025 | MD_IUP_2025_CWSRF |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Annual Report | | 2023 | N/A |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Loan Ranking Criteria | | 2023 | N/A |