Current Program Activities and Benefits

GEFA increases the capacity and quality of Georgia's water supply, supports the protection and preservation of Georgia's land resources, and promotes conservation and advancement of Georgia's energy resources. GEFA continues to build upon this success through its commitment to protecting Georgia's natural resources and supporting economic development.

Improving Georgia’s Water Resources

• In FY2022, projects financed by GEFA provided reliable water, wastewater, and solid waste services to almost 900,000 Georgians.
• The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) awarded 28 loans totaling $173.5 million.
• The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) awarded 26 loans totaling $48.4 million.
• The Georgia Fund awarded seven loans totaling $20.2 million.
• GEFA provided financing to 51 communities, with $34.7 million in debt service savings. 
• Two communities received WaterFirst designations – city of Byron and the city of Cumming. 

Conserving Georgia’s Energy Resources

• In FY2022, 40 K-12 and higher education building operations received Building Operator Certification training.
• The Solar Resiliency Technical Assistance Program awarded six new contracts totaling $987,315 to install more than 300 kilowatts (kW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) and backup batteries at critical facilities. 
• The Weatherization Assistance Program weatherized 1,367 homes positively impacting 2,664 Georgians with an estimated energy savings of 40,053 MBtu.
• The Fuel Storage Tank Program provided oversight and monitoring services for 620 fuel storage tanks at 24 state agencies and departments.
• GEFA helped its agency partners pass 64 fuel storage tank site compliance inspections.
• GEFA completed the annual registration for 322 state-owned underground fuel storage tanks.

For more information, view GEFA's annual report.