Private Dam Financial Assurance Program (PDFAP)
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
Who can apply
Any of the following owners who owns, controls, operates, maintains, or manages a regulated private dam and are enrolled in the Private Dam Financial Assurance Program: Person Partnership Association Common Interest Community Community Association Corporation
About this opportunity
The Private Dam Financial Assurance Program was established under the Private Dam Financial Assurance Program Act (PDFAP Act) to provide financial assurance assistance to owners of regulated private dams to meet proof of financial responsibility required under Section 11 of the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act. The PDFAP Act also has a provision to provide low interest loans to eligible dams once the fund has reached $1,500,000. The program is administered jointly by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).