Brief · Iowa · 2026-11-05
Water infrastructure intelligence — Iowa
2026-11-05 · Clean Water SRF, Drinking Water SRF · $3.5B in tracked project value · list shrank 364 → 326 (SFY2027)
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources' SFY2027 Clean Water SRF (PPL) and Drinking Water SRF (PPL), adopted September 2026, now carry 326 projects, down from 364 on the prior list, a net decline of 38. The tracked value across the combined lists stands at $3.5B. During this period, 35 projects appeared on the priority list for the first time, worth $379.7M, while 31 projects were marked ready for loan by the state, together valued at $699.5M. Twenty projects saw the estimate on file rise or fall, 12 up and 8 down, for a net change of +$22.9M. Two projects no longer appear on the current list; the list does not say why.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Improvements. Requested $486.5M.
Personnel Facilities. Requested $77.7M.
WRF Aeration Improvements. Requested $75.5M.
The most concrete movement this cycle comes from WRA, where two projects appeared on the priority list for the first time. One, listed under Personnel Facilities, carries a requested $77.7M. The other, WRF Aeration Improvements, carries a requested $75.5M and falls under the wastewater treatment category. Both entries place WRA among the larger new additions on the SFY2027 Clean Water SRF (PPL).
Across the category rollup, wastewater treatment leads with 65 projects valued at $1.2B, the largest single category by both count and dollar value on the combined lists. Water treatment follows with 41 projects at $714.6M, and collection & sewer work accounts for 42 projects worth $219.6M. Lead service line projects number 29 at $201.0M, lift and pump station work totals 31 projects at $176.4M, and regionalization, the smallest category by count, lists just 3 projects but carries $147.1M in value, a sign that per-project costs in that category run high relative to the rest of the rollup.
The list itself shrank by 38 projects between the prior and current versions of the SFY2027 Clean Water SRF (PPL) and SFY2027 Drinking Water SRF (PPL), even as 35 new entries joined and only 2 dropped off, a reminder that the net figure and the additions or departures are separate counts rather than a single reconciled total. For communities watching the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' rosters, the clearest signal remains which projects moved onto the intended use plan roster or were marked ready for loan, since construction permit and environmental review completion is the closest concrete marker available on these lists. The $699.5M now tied to ready-for-loan status across 31 projects stands as the largest single pool of near-term dollar movement in this period's data.
Projects the state now marks ready for loan: construction permit and environmental review complete. A permitting milestone, not a bid date. Ordered by requested amount.
| Entity | Scope | Program | Requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility Plan Improvements | CWSRF | $486.5M |
| Independence | Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant Modifications | CWSRF | $49.4M |
| Bondurant Municipal Water Supply | Water Supply and Treatment Facilities | DWSRF | $42.8M |
| Clinton | Clinton RNG | CWSRF | $25.6M |
| Iowa-American Water | 2025 Clinton Water System Lead Service line Replacement | DWSRF | $15.6M |
| Moville | Moville Water System Improvements | DWSRF | $9.8M |
| Hinton | Water Treatment Plant Improvements and Expansion | DWSRF | $7.3M |
| Sioux City | Harbor Drive Water Main Upsize | DWSRF | $6.1M |
Projects seeking SRF financing — not every municipal water or wastewater project in Iowa. Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources — Clean Water SRF, Drinking Water SRF (IUP/PPL). Stages are labeled precisely; "no longer listed" does not assert an outcome.