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March 2026

For more information about Asset Management Plans, watch this video to learn about the development of a comprehensive Asset Management Plan (AMP) prepared by the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD). The training covers the fundamentals of an AMP, Tennessee’s Infrastructure Scorecard, capital assets within an AMP, and an overview of inventory and condition assessment.

January 2026

TDEC is excited to partner with the City of Clifton on a first-of-its-kind clean water infrastructure project that will benefit citizens in this rural Tennessee community for generations to come. We recently joined Sen. Page Walley, Rep. Kip Capley, and local leaders to break ground on a new, fully modular water treatment plant, allowing treatment capacity to be expanded over time. Funded by investments from the American Rescue Plan Act and the Drinking Water State Revolving Program for disadvantaged communities, another project is successfully underway thanks to TDEC's Division of Water Resources' State Water Infrastructure Grants team!

On December 10, 2025, the State Revolving Fund Loan & State Water Infrastructure Grant programs hosted a workshop to explain the funding opportunities that are open through January 5, 2026.

The workshop covered the requirements for the current funding opportunities, how to navigate the Grant Management System portal, and how to complete the questionnaires and grant applications.

 

November 17, 2025

The Tennessee State Revolving Fund Loan Program and State Water Infrastructure Grants Program are now accepting applications for grants and loans for wastewater, stormwater and drinking water infrastructure.

Application accepted November 17, 2025 through January 5, 2026

Additional funding is available for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene.

See the solicitation for more information on the funding opportunities and to register for our Funding Workshop.

November 6, 2025

The following State Fiscal Year 2026 Intended Use Plans are available for public review and comment.

Comments will be accepted through December 7, 2025.

A public meeting to present the Drinking Water and Clean Water Emerging Contaminants Intended Use Plans was held on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

September 30, 2025

EPA allocates a total of $58 million to Tennessee for water infrastructure resiliency in aftermath of Hurricane Helene

The Tennessee State Revolving Fund Loan Program and State Water Infrastructure Grants Program accepted applications from August 1 – August 30, 2025 for grants and loans addressing Emerging Contaminants, Lead Service Lines, and Asset Management Plans. TDEC hosted a webinar on August 6, 2025 for interested parties to explain the funding opportunities and demonstrate the application process. A recoding of the webinar is below.

August 4, 2025

Thank you to those who provided comments for our Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Lines and Emerging Contaminants Intended Use Plans for State Fiscal Year 2025.

TDEC Response to Comments

March 21, 2025

The Tennessee State Revolving Fund Program opened up the 2025 solicitation for loan requests on February 6, 2025 and hosted a workshop for interested parties to assist with the application process. Below is the Recording from the February 25  workshop on SRF GMS Questionnaire Walkthrough (Drinking Water and Clean Water Projects). 

SRF Awards Universities Practical Research Funds Addressing Emerging Contaminants

The state is actively exploring all avenues to utilize crucial BIL funding to detect and address a variety of emerging contaminants, aiming to safeguard drinking water and reduce pollutants in wastewater discharges. As part of this initiative, the SRF program has brought together a consortium of universities from the Smokey Mountains to the Mississippi River. These academic researchers are eager to collaborate with utility partners to tackle these pressing challenges. The SRF program is using BIL EC cap grant funding, designated for technical assistance, to support the work of three universities:

Tennessee Technological University - Development of Rapid and Cost-efficient Procedure for Monitoring Toxic Cyanobacteria in Tennessee Surface Waters / $406,253.00

Tennessee Technological University - Microplastics from Tennessee's Wastewater Treatment Plants into Receiving Streams: An Infrastructural and Operational Perspective / $328,440.00

Vanderbilt University (Human and Organizational Development/Drinking Water Justice Lab) - PFAS Risk in Tennessee Drinking Water Supply: A Data-Driven Risk-Informed Approach to Identify Communities At-Risk to PFAS Exposure / $352,944.43

The consortium continues to grow as more universities express interest in joining the conversation. They meet quarterly to discuss challenges and explore solutions for small systems managing or preventing emerging contaminants in drinking water and wastewater systems.

For more information on these grants or our efforts to combat emerging contaminants in the SRF program, please e-mail Christopher.S.Marlow@tn.gov.

This Page Last Updated: March 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM