SRF Pre-Application Workshop

Day 1 Presentation and Q&A

May 26, 2026

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Panel Introductions: Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI)

• Shawn King, SRF Financial Manager: With ten years of dedicated service in the Wyoming State Revolving Fund (SRF) program, possesses comprehensive experience across all facets of the program, having handled roles ranging from financial management to project management oversight.

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Phone: (307) 777-7524

Email: shawn.king1@wyo.gov

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Panel Introductions: Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI)

• Kandi Wilson, Grants and Loans Analyst: Prepares and submits federal reporting requirements related to the State Revolving Loan Programs, CWSRF, and DWSRF. Completes monthly balancing and annual federal reporting for CWSRF and DWSRF loan programs to the EPA. Prepares and submits annual reports to the EPA for both CWSRF and DWSRF loan programs. Compiles and submits loan activity reports to the State Auditor's Office for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Reports new SRF loans and track reporting to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) to ensure requirements are met. Processes loan payments and disbursements. Prepares federal documents to close out grants once all funds have been fully spent. Assists with the day-to-day management of all grant and loan programs at least monthly.

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Contact Info

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Phone: (307) 777-6646

Email: kandi.wilson@wyo.gov

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Panel Introductions: Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI)

• Nicole Woodworth, SRF Community Loan Officer: Receives applications, completes initial reviews of applications, completes financial analysis on all applications, drafts all loan docs (initial loan, rate changes/loan increases, repayment loan docs), places loans into repayment, closes out all SRF loans, completes all audit confirmations for borrowers.

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Phone: (307) 777-6046

Email: Nicole.woodworth@wyo.gov

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Panel Introductions: Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI)

• Marie Ramos, SRF Loan Reimbursement Specialist: Manages the disbursement of State Revolving Funds (SRF) Clean and Drinking water loans that support infrastructure projects like water systems and community improvements. Reviews funding requests, maintains compliance with state and federal guidelines, and makes sure funding is delivered accurately and on time.

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Phone: (307) 777-7453

Email: makayla.ramos@wyo.gov

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Panel Introductions: Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

• Timothy Eisenhauer, DEQ/SRF Principal Engineer: Responsible for technical oversight of CWSRF and DWSRF programs. Key Duties include reviewing project applications for feasibility and technical compliance, leading post-loan approval meetings, and providing technical guidance during the design and construction phases. Ensures all contract documents and loan requests align with state and SRF Program requirements.

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Contact Info

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Phone: (307) 777-6371

Email: timothy.eisenhauer@wyo.gov

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Panel Introductions: Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

• Gregory Crocker, Project Manager DEQ/SRF: Handles the routine support for the State Revolving Fund Projects, including application support, as well as project document review for compliance with program requirements. In addition, assists in implementing the Capacity Development program and development of the annual Intended Use Plan (IUP).

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Contact Info

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Phone: 307-777-6941

Email: gregory.crocker@wyo.gov

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Panel Introductions: Wyoming Water Development Office (WWDO)

• Jennifer Russell, Principal Engineer—Construction: Reviews applications from a technical viewpoint, including feasibility, cost, and timeline; conducts post-loan approval meetings; reviews pre-project procedures and documents for alternative delivery project for SRF and state requirement compliance; provides SRF- and state policy-related assistance during design; reviews bidding and construction documents; provides SRF-related technical project management during construction; completes compliance reviews; and reviews Loan Draft Requests from the technical viewpoint.

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Contact Info

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Phone: 307-777-7626

Email: jennifer.russell@wyo.gov

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Panel Introductions: Wyoming Water Development Office (WWDO)

• Riley Otto, Project Manager—Construction: Reviews applications from a technical viewpoint, including feasibility, cost, and timeline; conducts post-loan approval meetings; reviews pre-project procedures and documents for alternative delivery project for SRF and state requirement compliance; provides SRF- and state policy- related assistance during design; reviews bidding and construction documents; provides SRF-related technical project management during construction; completes compliance reviews; and reviews Loan Draft Requests from the technical viewpoint.

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Contact Info

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Phone: 307-777-6251

Email: riley.otto@wyo.gov

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Workshop Objectives

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The goal of this workshop is that you will…

Know what is expected to be turned in for your application

Understand the SRF program basics

Understand the basics of the application process

Today’s Agenda

• Topic 1: SRF Program Overview
• Topic 2: Eligible Costs and Timing
• Topic 3: Federal Requirements and Equivalency
• Topic 4: Application Process and Requirements
• Topic 5: Application Review and Approval
• Topic 6: Post-Loan Approval
• Topic 7: Lead Service Line Requirements
• Topic 8: Project Delivery Methods
• Open Question-and-Answer (Q&A)

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Topic 1: SRF Program Overview

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Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program Overview

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CWSRF Overview

• The Wyoming CWSRF program is a fund that assists public entities with funding for water quality infrastructure improvement and nonpoint source pollution control projects.
• The CWSRF Program was created out of the 1987 Amendments to the Clean Water Act.
• Wyoming State Statutes W.S. § 16-1-201 through 16-1-207 govern the Wyoming CWSRF program.

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CWSRF: Eligible Applicants

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CWSRF: Eligible Projects

• Capital investments in wastewater systems (treatment works) and nonpoint pollution control projects such as:
• Sanitary sewer treatment and collection
• Storm water control
• Landfill water pollution control
• Other water pollution control projects 
• Such as watershed protection projects (Encampment LaVa project)
• Studies addressing these types of projects

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Ineligible activities include operations and maintenance (O&M), such as routine monitoring.

Clean Water Emerging Contaminants (EC) Funding

• Available as 100% forgivable loans to address PFAS and ECs per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or other emerging contaminant issues that enhance water quality.
• 0% interest.
• Origination fee waived.
• DEQ manages all EC projects.
• To qualify:
• Have a positive test for an eligible contaminant, and
• Provide evidence about how the project will eliminate or reduce that contaminant.

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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program Overview

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DWSRF Overview

• The Wyoming DWSRF program is a fund that assists public entities with funding for drinking water infrastructure improvement projects.
• The 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. § 300j-12, created the DWSRF.
• Wyoming State Statutes W.S. § 16-1-301 through 16-1-308 Govern the Wyoming DWSRF program.

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DWSRF: Eligible Applicants

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DWSRF: Eligible Projects

• Capital investments in drinking water systems that help the system achieve or maintain SDWA compliance, including:
• Source protection and development
• Treatment plants
• Storage tanks
• Transmission and distribution lines
• Consolidation/regionalization
• Service lines
• Land purchase and easements (if they are fair market value)
• Other drinking water-related projects

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Ineligible activities include O&M, routine testing, water hauling/bottled water, system expansion, growth-driven projects, fire protection-only projects, dams, and reservoirs.

Note: Not all individual costs associated with an eligible project will be eligible for DWSRF reimbursement

Lead Service Line (LSL) Project Funding

• Inventory completion/updates, including field surveys and records review, and replacement of lead and galvanized requiring replacement (GRR) service lines.
• Inventories, pilot project testing, and non-routine sampling.
• LSL replacement requires complete replacement of the service line (private and utility-owned portions) and entire service line is eligible for reimbursement from DWSRF.

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Drinking Water Emerging Contaminants (EC) Funding

• Public water systems with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or other emerging contaminant issues in drinking water or source water may be eligible for EC funding as 100% forgivable loans to address these issues.
• 0% interest.
• Origination fee waived.
• DEQ manages all EC projects.
• To qualify:
• Have a positive test for an eligible contaminant, and
• Provide evidence about how the project will eliminate or reduce that contaminant.

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General Loan Terms, Interest Rates, and Application Details

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General Loan Terms, Interest Rates, and Application Details

Applicants must:

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Show that they can repay the loan, and

Adhere to federal environmental, social, and economic cross-cutting requirements and state procurement requirements.

Loan Applications

• Begin the process as early as possible! It can take up to two years before project construction begins.
• To be eligible for funding, the project must be listed on the current year's Intended Use Plan (IUP), which is updated once annually.
• Requests to add a project to the IUP can be submitted online via the "IUP Add/Update" webpage hosted by OSLI, typically each December.
• Loan applications are accepted throughout the year (see timelines in upcoming slides).
• Loan application fee: 0.5% due at loan closing.

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Loan Terms

Loan terms cannot exceed the useful life of the assets.

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Typically 20 years, but can be up to 30 years in some cases.

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Repayment starts one year after substantial completion or project completion in annual installments.

Interest Rates

• Based on project type, size, and economic circumstances:
• 1.50% on all loans.
• 0% on all “Green” loans or “Green” components.
• 0% on loans for applicants that volunteer to serve as an equivalency project for a federal grant.
• 0% for applicants with a project that will consolidate a smaller system into an already existing system or consolidate several smaller systems into one consolidated system.

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When Principal Forgiveness is not available, communities that would have qualified for…

• 75% Principal Forgiveness are eligible for a 0.50% Interest Rate
• 50% Principal Forgiveness are eligible for a 0.75 % Interest Rate
• 25% Principal Forgiveness are eligible for a 1.00% Interest Rate
• No Principal Forgiveness are eligible for a 1.25% Interest Rate

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Large Loan Incentive Interest Rates

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CWSRF:

DWSRF:

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Eligible Costs

• Planning, design, and construction of a capital project.

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• Additional resources:
• SLIB Rules & Regulations Chapter 11: Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loans
• SLIB Rules & Regulations Chapter 16: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loans

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Eligible Costs

Contacts to discuss allowable costs:

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DWSRF Technical Project Managers:

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Jennifer Russell: 307-777-7626; jennifer.russell@wyo.gov

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Riley Otto: 307-777-6251; riley.otto@wyo.gov

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CWSRF Technical Project Managers:

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Timothy Eisenhauer:

307-777-6371; timothy.eisenhauer@wyo.gov

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Gregory Crocker: 307-777-6941; gregory.crocker@wyo.gov

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SRF Application Steps

Submitted Needs Survey Project must be on the approved IUP's Project Priority List or Secondary Funding List in order to apply.

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Timing

State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) Meetings:

• Meetings held 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Locations and agendas posted on OSLI’s website:
• https://lands.wyo.gov/boards/state-loan-and-investment-board
• Principal Forgiveness will be considered only at the April 1, 2027, SLIB meeting.
• All other applications can be presented at any regular SLIB meeting.

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Timing

Deadlines (number of days prior to SLIB meeting):

• Pre-Application Meeting = 180
• Application sent to OSLI = 120
• All application defects cured = 45

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Timing

SLIB meeting dates and application due dates can be found on:

https://lands.wyo.gov/boards/state-loan-and-investment-board

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Topic 3: Federal Requirements and Equivalency

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What Is Equivalency?

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Equivalency is a unique feature of the SRF programs wherein certain program requirements apply only to a subset of SRF assistance agreements and activities referred to as “equivalency requirements.” The total amount of equivalency assistance agreements must equal the amount of the state’s annual federal SRF capitalization grant.

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What Is Equivalency?

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The SRF programs select assistance agreement(s) that will comply with equivalency requirements. Those assistance agreements are often called the “equivalency projects.” The remaining SRF assistance agreements (i.e., those outside of the equivalency projects) are not subject to and thus are not required to comply with the equivalency requirements.

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Non-equivalency projects must still meet certain federal requirements (e.g. AIS and Davis-Bacon).

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Federal Equivalency Requirements

• Single Audit requirements (2 CFR part 200, Subpart F)
• A/E Contract Procurement requirements, aka “Brooks Act” (CWA § 602(b)(14) (CWSRF only)
• Environmental Cross-Cutting Laws
• Socioeconomic Cross-Cutting Laws
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements (40 CFR Part 33)
• EPA Signage
• Prohibition on Certain Telecom and Video Surveillance Services/Equipment (2 CFR 200.216)
• Debarment and Suspension prohibitions (EO 12549)
• Build America, Buy America Act (P.L. 117-58, §§70911-70917)

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Brooks Act (CWSRF Only)

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Brooks Act

• The Brooks Act establishes a Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) procurement process by which architects and engineers (A/Es) are selected for design contracts for CWSRF equivalency projects.

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A/E services include:

• Program management
• Construction management
• Feasibility studies
• Preliminary engineering
• Design engineering
• Surveying
• Mapping
• Other related services

Brooks Act: How to Comply

1. Publicly solicit for A/E services.
• Issue a public notice (Request for Qualifications) for the required A/E services in publicly available bidding websites, newspapers, or related infrastructure publications for at least 30 days.
2. Evaluate and rank submitted qualification statements based on established, publicly available criteria.
• Evaluation and ranking criteria of the qualification statements should be identified in the solicitation.
• Criteria should be based on demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of services required.
• An applicant can include, but is not limited to, past performance, specialized experiences, and technical competence in the desired work.
• Price cannot be a consideration in the selection process.

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Brooks Act: How to Comply

3. Hold discussions about anticipated concepts and compare alternative methods for furnishing services with top three firms.
4. Negotiate contract with the most highly qualified firm to determine compensation that is fair and reasonable.
5. Sign and submit the State of Wyoming QBS/RFQ Certification Form for CWSRF and a copy of the advertisement.

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Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Requirements�

for CWSRF Treatment Works and DWSRF Construction Projects

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Davis‑Bacon Act

The Davis‑Bacon Act requires that all contractors and subcontractors performing construction, alteration and repair work under federal financial assistance contracts in excess of $2,000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the geographic location.

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Note: These wages are determined by the U.S. Department of Labor and may or may not coincide with other (e.g., WYDOT) labor wage rates.

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Davis‑Bacon Act: How to Comply

1. Include standard "boilerplate" language and the appropriate wage determination(s) (usually heavy) in construction bidding/contract documents.
• This determination must be the most current and have been in effect at least 10 days prior to bid opening.
• If it takes longer than 90 days to execute contracts and the wage determination changes, then the new wage rates must be incorporated into the contract.
• Wage determinations can be found at: https://www.SAM.gov

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Davis‑Bacon Act: How to Comply

2. Verify Contractor compliance during construction.
• Collect and review Certified Payrolls.
• Conduct interviews with laborers.
• Require contractor to correct inadequate labor pay.
• Submit documentation to SRF upon request.

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