Region 10 State Revolving Fund WATERS Awards

About the WATERS Awards

Since its inception in 1987, borrowers have tapped the State Revolving Fund program to fund millions of dollars of projects that deliver vital environmental and public health benefits. Out of these projects, the EPA Region 10 WATERS Award program seeks to recognize a few exceptional SRF projects.

Projects are nominated by the state SRF staff who implement the program in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Nominated projects must help communities attain goals or requirements under the Clean Water Act or Safe Drinking Water Act, as well as achieve one or more of the following WATERS elements:

• Well-Planned
• Affordable
• Transferable
• Efficient
• Resilient
• Sustainable

About the Region 10 SRF Program

Over the past 37 years, the Region 10 SRF program has been capitalized at a total of $3.8 billion. Using those funds, along with state match, repayments and interest earnings, Region 10 states have provided more than $8.1 billion in SRF loans for 3,276 projects.

Award summaries

Below are summaries of current and past Region 10 WATERS award winners.

• 2024 EPA Region 10 WATERS Award Winners (pdf) (10.5 MB)
  Summaries of winning projects by City of Bethel, AK; City of Kodiak, AK; Village of Unalakleet; City of Grand View, ID; City of Estacada, OR; Bay Hills Water Association (OR); Scravel Hill Water Cooperative (OR); City of Canyon City, OR; NE Sammamish Sewer & Water District (WA).
• 2023 EPA Region 10 WATERS Award Winners (pdf) (4.9 MB)
  Summaries of winning projects by City of Fairbanks, Golden Heart Utilities, AK; City of Cannon Beach, OR; Christmas Valley Domestic Water Supply District, OR; City of Salem, OR; Panther Creek Water District, OR.
• 2019 EPA Region 10 WATERS Award Winners (pdf) (3.62 MB)
  Summaries of winning projects by City of Soldotna, AK; Central Shoshone County Water District, ID; City of Weiser, ID; City of Hines, OR; City of College Place, WA; and Skagit County PUD No. 1, WA.
• 2018 EPA Region 10 WATERS Award Winners (pdf) (2.47 MB)
  Summaries of winning projects by College Utilities Corp. AK; City of Ashton, ID; City of Weston, ID; City of Olympia, WA; City of Bellingham, WA; and City of Pasco, WA.
• 2017 EPA Region 10 WATERS Award Winners (pdf) (4.14 MB, 2018-1-1)
  Summaries of winning projects by Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility, AK; City of Cordova, AK; Comore Loma, ID; City of Orofino, ID; City of Beaverton, OR; Pelican Bay Heights, OR; Rainbow Water District, OR; Sustainable Infrastructure Planning Projects (SIPP) Program, OR; Liberty Lake Sewer & Water, WA; City of Port Townsend, WA; and City of Seattle, WA.