Capacity Building Program Management for Drinking Water Systems
Each state has an approved program for ensuring technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capacity in public water systems. The documents and tools below contain information for use by state program management.
On this page:
- Memorandums for Reporting and Rule Changes
- Guidance Documents and Best Practices
- Compendiums of State Capacity Development Strategies
Memorandums for Reporting and Rule Changes
Reporting Criteria for Annual State Capacity Development Program Implementation Reports (pdf)
2023 State Capacity Development Program Reports to the Governor (pdf)
Capacity Development Attachments 1-3 (pdf)
Guidance Documents and Best Practices
- Handbook for Capacity Development: Developing Water System Capacity under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996 (816-R-99-012)
A handbook regarding Capacity Development and developing water system capacity under the Safe Drinking Water Act. - Guidance on Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the 1996 SDWA Amendments (816-R-98-006)
This guidance is the result of a thorough stakeholder consultation process initiated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). - Assessing Water System Managerial Capacity (816-K-12-004)
This document was developed to provide ideas on assessing managerial capacity for those involved in the Capacity Development Program, including EPA Headquarters staff, EPA Regional staff and state staff. In addition, this document may be informative to the staff of other programs (e.g., Drinking Water State Revolving Fund) who help public water systems (PWSs) attain and maintain technical, managerial and financial (TMF) capacity. - Re-Energizing the Capacity Development Program: Findings & Best Practices from the Capacity Development Re-Energizing Workgroup (816-R-11-004)
The findings and best practices from the Capacity Development Re-Energizing Workgroup.