Need money for improvements for your water system? Need an independent evaluation of your water
system's financial strength? Need help to review your system's water or sewer rates?
The Authority is governed by a five-member Board of Representatives. Directors are rural water
district board members. They come from small towns and rural areas across the state. E-mail or call
any of them:
- Maurice Meirowsky, President (Rural Water District No. 1, Harvey County) mmoose@southwwind.net
- Mike Crowe, Vice President (Rural Water District No. 2, Comanche County) crowe@rh.net
- Patricia Meyer, Vice President (Rural Water District No. 2, Dickinson County) rlwater@oz-online.net
- Mark Kostner, Treasurer (Rural Water District No. 1, Kingman County), 316-296-3421
- Elmer Ronnebaum, Secretary (Kansas Rural Water Association) krwa@nvcs.com
Financial adviser to the KRWFA is David Shupe. David has been employed as a fulltime financial adviser to the KRWFA since 1997 and has worked as adviser to the Authority since 1991. He holds a master's degree in public administration from Wichita State University and a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University in political science and economics. David can be reached directly at 316-265-4855 or e-mail him now.
Public Water Supply Loan Fund
KRWFA is under contract with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to prepare a financial
capacity analysis of all loan applications to the Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund and to assist
in the marketing of that program. From assisting communities to prepare for their loan application to
reviewing their budget and water rates, cities and rural water districts have an ally in the KRWFA.
Kansas is leading the nation in leveraging the EPA grant by a 4-to-1 ratio. For every one dollar of
EPA grant the Kansas program turns four dollars of loans. As of March 1, 2001, small systems have
received 30 of the 42 loans made - amounting to $38,527,911.89 or 44% of the total funds loaned.
Systems serving a population of 5,000 or fewer are classified as small systems under this program.
The Water Supply Loan Fund offers these advantages:
- Loans are made at below-market interest rates
- There are no costs of issuance
- Small cities and rural water districts receive ongoing financial review, advice and technical support with no additional cost.
To learn more about the Public Water Supply Loan Fund and whether or not your project might qualify,
read the Fact Sheet. If you'd like to apply, please click on the forms
below, fill them in, print them and mail them to KDHE (the address is at the top of the forms).