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Water Assistance Program

Program Overview

Water assistance programs provide bill payment for eligible low-income residents who have financial burden, water and/or wastewater arrears and disconnects.

Households can receive up to $3,000 in bill assistance per fiscal year.

Funding is administered through MDHHS to Community Action Agencies until September 30, 2031 unless funding is depleted prior to that date.

Allowable Services

Assistance to households may include:

  • Restoring residential water and/or wastewater service,
  • Paying down water bills in arrears
  • Assistance to help prevent arrears
  • Supporting reasonable water and/or wastewater affordability plans based on household’s ability to pay

Eligibility

Qualified water bill account holders must:

  • Be a residential account.
  • Be connected to metered water or wastewater services
  • Be under 200% Federal Poverty Level and/or actively receiving Family Independence Program/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (FIP/TANF), Food Assistance Program/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (FAP/SNAP), State Emergency Relief (SER), Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI), Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). 

How to Apply

Please use the dashboards below for contact information and program data for the organization administering these programs in your county.  If your county is not listed, please contact 2-1-1.