Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam said "The State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Program aids communities in addressing their current infrastructure needs, and helps to prepare for future needs." The SRF loans are used to finance the planning, design and construction of water and wastewater facilities. The Department of Environment and Conservation administers the SRF Loan Program for the state of Tennessee in conjunction with the Tennessee Local Development Authority.

The US Environmental Protection Agency provides grants to fund the program, and the state provides a 20 per cent match. Loan repayments are returned to the program and are used to fund future SRF loans. SRF Wastewater Loan recipients include:

City of Lewisburg (Marshall County) – The city of Lewisburg will receive $US10 million for a green project that includes wastewater treatment plant upgrades and expansion from three million gallons per day to six million gallons per day, including sludge processing to convert from a Class B to a Class A facility.

City of Spring Hill (Maury/Williamson Counties) – The city of Spring Hill will receive $US10 million for a green project that includes a wastewater treatment plant upgrade and expansion from two million gallons per day to five million gallons per day.

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City of White House (Robertson/Sumner Counties) – The city of White House will receive $US969,000 for a green project that includes collection system rehabilitation and replacement consisting of the rehabilitation of the low-pressure sewer collection system and the replacement of the motor control centre.

SRF Drinking Water Loan recipients include:

City of Alcoa (Blount County) – The city of Alcoa will receive $US5 million for a green project that includes replacement of water storage reservoirs with energy efficient, solar-powered mixing and water- loss elimination components. The project will be funded with a 20 year, $US4 million loan with an interest rate of 3.4 per cent and $US1 million in principal forgiveness that will not have to be repaid.

Giles County/Fairview Utility District (Giles County) – The Giles County/Fairview Utility District will receive $US1.25 million for a project that includes waterline extension in the Fairview Utility District service area.

Giles County/Minor Hill Utility District (Giles County) – The Giles County/Minor Hill Utility District will receive $US3 million for a project that includes waterline extension Phase 2 and 3.

Traditional Wastewater Loan recipients include:

Henderson County – Henderson County will receive $US464,851 as an increase to an existing $US1.46 million, 20 year loan with an interest rate of 1.38 per cent, for a project that includes wastewater treatment system improvements and upgrades to eliminate surface water discharges at four county schools. City of Humboldt (Gibson County) – The city of Humboldt will receive a $US1.32 million, 20 year loan with an interest rate of 1.5 per cent, for a project that includes replacement of the Hawks Loop and West Main Street sewer lines.