EPIC Comments on Texas’s Draft Drinking Water State Revolving Fund SFY 2027 Intended Use Plan for General Activities

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Written By Danielle Goshen

The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) submitted public comments on the Texas Water Development Board’s Draft SFY 2027 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan for General Activities, drawing on analysis from EPIC’s National Drinking Water Explorer Tool and DWSRF Funding Tracker. Together, these tools provide insight into how water infrastructure funding is distributed across Texas and where gaps may remain. EPIC’s comments highlight opportunities to build on the state’s proposed increase in principal forgiveness for disadvantaged communities and strengthen access to DWSRF funding for small and disadvantaged water systems.

Summary of EPIC's Recommendations:

  • Adopt an integrated application approach that allows high ranking projects submitted under the LSLR or EC IUPs to be considered under the General Activities program

  • Refine the AMHI threshold for Very Small System additional subsidization eligibility

  • Consider increasing the cap on principal forgiveness for Very Small System additional subsidization and increasing project prioritization points for smaller systems

  • Continue to leverage the DWSRF to significantly expand support to communities for water infrastructure

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Danielle Goshen

Danielle is the Senior Water Infrastructure Policy Analyst at EPIC. Prior to joining EPIC in 2024, Danielle worked on National Wildlife Federation's Texas Coast and Water Program as their Policy Specialist/Counsel where she collaborated with government, industry, and NGO stakeholders to improve water policy across Texas. Prior to her work at NWF, Danielle was the Water Policy Specialist at Galveston Bay Foundation. She attended the University of Toronto for her Honours Bachelor's degrees in Environmental Geography and Environmental Studies, with a minor in Geographic Information Studies. Danielle later earned her J.D. at the University of Georgia School of Law, where she was president of the Environmental Law Association. During her time at Georgia Law, Danielle interned at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 4 office and served as a Georgia Sea Grant Legal Fellow working on coastal resiliency policy.

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