Funding Guideline for Drinking Water Infrastructure in Rural Areas
Funding for the construction and renovation of private and public drinking water supply systems in rural areas of Thuringia to ensure the quality and quantity of drinking water. Applications for private builders until September 30 annually, for municipal authorities until December 31 of the previous year.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Promotion of the construction or renovation of facilities for private or public drinking water supply as well as facilities for connecting local water supply systems to the long-distance water supply to ensure the qualitative and quantitative security of drinking water supply in the Free State of Thuringia.
Eligible expenses
- Construction services for drinking water technical systems (net)
- Consulting services
- Planning services
- Value added tax
Non-eligible expenses
- Plant components of the building installation
- Own services and own material procurement
- Ancillary construction costs according to DIN 276
- Land acquisition and clearance
- Expenses for maintenance, operation, and upkeep
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Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Private builders: multiple or permanent exceedance of the limits of the Drinking Water Ordinance or insufficient supply security
- Private builders: no supply obligation and no intention of the municipal supplier to connect
- Private builders: hygienization of small sewage treatment plants within the influence area of the well
- Private builders: technology procurement according to DVGW certification or installation by a DVGW-certified specialist company
- Municipal authorities: declaration of intent by the water supplier to establish a public supply
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Documents required for application
- Application form for funding subject 2a/2b/2c
- De-minimis declaration (for companies)
- Legal supervisory assessment
- Certified drinking water technical concept (TLUBN)
- Site plan
- Cost calculation according to DIN 276
- Declaration of intent from the public water supplier
- Proof of 3 comparative offers
Evaluation criteria
- Compliance with technical and hygienic standards (DVGW)
- Economic efficiency of the project (cost comparison)
- Necessity for securing drinking water supply
- Municipal needs assessment and approvals
Description
The funding guideline for rural drinking water infrastructure supports private builders as well as public law entities in Thuringia in the construction, renovation, and initial connection of drinking water supply systems. The goal is to permanently secure the quality and quantity of drinking water in rural areas. Funding is provided for wells, treatment and pipeline systems on properties without municipal supply obligations, as well as for collection systems, connecting pipelines, and local networks for the first-time public water supply within built-up areas, as well as the connection to the long-distance water supply. Eligible applicants are property owners, leasehold holders, and municipal authorities with up to 10,000 inhabitants; the funding rate for private builders is up to 85% of eligible costs (minimum EUR 1,000, maximum EUR 22,000 per property), for municipal facilities up to 65% (max. EUR 20,000), and for the long-distance water connection up to 50%. Eligible expenses include construction, planning, and consulting services as well as value-added tax; excluded are house installation parts, own services, land acquisition, and incidental construction costs according to DIN 276.
For private builders, the application deadline is September 30 each year, and for municipal authorities, December 31 of the previous year. Requirements include, among others, multiple exceedances of the drinking water ordinance limits or insufficient supply security without the intention of connection by the public supplier. Additionally, DVGW-certified specialist services, a verified drinking water concept (TLUBN), and proof of three comparative offers must be submitted. Municipal authorities must also provide a declaration of intent from the public water supplier, the economic solution according to the LAWA-KVR guideline, and the supervisory legal assessment. Through this funding, the Thuringian Ministry for Environment, Energy, Conservation and Forestry, in cooperation with the Thuringian Development Bank, makes a decisive contribution to sustainable water supply in rural areas.
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