Most Recent Measure Description: ACS Code: SDW-13 PERS Code:   Measure Key Words: DWSRF loans disadvantaged communities Measure Language: Percent of DWSRF loans that include assistance to disadvantaged communities. Goal, Objective and Subobjective: 2.1.1: Water Safe to Drink Measure Type: Indicator ACS Shareholder:   Comments: New measure starting in FY 2011.

Type of Measure * Yes/No FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 NPG Yes     Ind Ind Budget (target) No     Ind Ind Strategic Plan No       Ind KPI No       Ind ARRA No       Ind StateGrant No     Ind Ind

* Note: The figures for all budget measures are targets. The figures for all the other types of measures are commitments established during the development of the National Water Program Guidance.

Office Information: Office Lead: OGWDW Contact: Howard Rubin, EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water: rubin.howarde@epa.gov | (202) 564-2051

Most Recent Measure Definition (From FY2010 or FY2010, if available): Terms and Phrases: The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) was established by the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996, to make funds available to drinking water systems to finance infrastructure improvements. Methodology for Computation of Results: The Drinking Water National Information Management System (DWNIMS) is the information system of record for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). All States report data for their DWSRF program to DWNIMS once each year. EPA develops a national summary of the DWSRF program from this data. Units: DWSRF loans. Universe: 698 DWSRF loans. Baseline: 34 % percent of DWSRF loans that include assistance to disadvantaged communities (FY 2009).

Most Recent Regional Measure Results Trend Data (From FY2010 End of Year Report, if available): Measure Results Trend Data

Most Recent National Results Trend Data Chart (From FY2010 End of Year Report, if available): Measure Results Trend Data Chart

ACS Measure History: Fiscal Year ACS Code Measure Description 2012 SDW-13 Percent of DWSRF loans that include assistance to disadvantaged communities. 2011 SDW-13 Percent of DWSRF loans that include assistance to disadvantaged communities.

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