1. United States Department of Agriculture Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service

2. United States Department of Agriculture Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Direct Loans & Grants Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants SEARCH Grants and Pre-Development Planning Grants WWD Guaranteed Loans Technical Assistance &Training Grants Solid Waste Management Grants Other Grant set-asides Water and Environmental Programs

3. United States Department of Agriculture Applicant Eligibility Not for Profit Entities Native American Tribes Cities, Towns and rural areas under 10,000 population Unable to obtain commercial credit at reasonable rates and terms

4. United States Department of Agriculture Loan/Grant Purposes Drinking Water Sanitary Sewer Solid Waste Disposal Storm Drainage

5. United States Department of Agriculture RUS/WEP: Long-Standing Commitment to Investing in Rural America’s Future 77 years in service to rural America with billions invested in rural water and waste infrastructure Since 2009: –$9.5 billion in loans and grants for construction of facilities has been invested. –5.13 million households and businesses and 13.9 million rural residents. –$2.9 billion leveraged from other sources to partner with our funds and get more projects built. –3,923 projects (2.164 water, 1,545 sewer, 214 combo) $115.9 million invested in technical assistance and training –Led to over 452,179 technical assistance visits –Thousands of operators, managers and boards trained. –Countless communities assisted during emergencies.

6. United States Department of Agriculture Exclusively Rural Focus In FY 2013 the majority of RUS projects funded served populations well below 10,000

7. United States Department of Agriculture How Funds were Spent 2009-Present

8. United States Department of Agriculture Funding Levels for FY 2014 $1,892,016,000 –Includes $150 Million in Farm Bill grant funding; –Includes $50 Million in Loan Guarantees. Over $500 Million Obligated so far

9. United States Department of Agriculture Other Updates Agriculture Act of 2014 (Farm Bill): –$150 Million Grant –Increased use of private investments and loan guarantees EJCDC Documents now authorized for use: –2014 Owner - Engineer Agreement (E-500) –2013 Construction documents (C-series) Proposed Environmental Regulation

10. United States Department of Agriculture Jacqueline Ponti-Lazaruk, Assistant Administrator For questions after this event you may contact: Ben Shuman, PE Senior Env. Engineer ben.shuman@wdc.usda.gov 202-720-1784