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under the CWSRF and therefore continue to be an eligible use of SLFRF funds under the final <br />rule. Likewise, projects to receive and distribute reclaimed water for irrigation systems or other <br />agricultural use are eligible under the CWSRF and therefore continue to be an eligible use under <br />the final rule. Unlike projects for the improvement of irrigation systems generally, these <br />reclaimed water projects are related to wastewater treatment and stormwater management, which <br />are within the scope of the meaning of water and sewer infrastructure for purposes of ARPA. <br />Treasury considered commenter requests for inclusion of additional irrigation <br />infrastructure and determined that irrigation projects more generally are not permitted under the <br />final rule. Although these types of projects may be water -related infrastructure, they are not the <br />sort of generally -provided essential services included within the meaning of water and sewer <br />projects under ARPA, as discussed above. <br />Consumer Incentive Programs <br />Public Comment: One commenter requested that consumer incentive programs in the <br />areas of water use efficiency, conservation, green infrastructure, reuse, and other distributed <br />solutions be an allowable use of SLFRF. <br />Treasury Response: The DWSRF and CWSRF eligibilities include the development and <br />implementation of incentive and educational programs that address and promote water <br />conservation, source water protection, and efficiency related to infrastructure improvements, e.g., <br />incentives such as rebates to install green infrastructure such as rain barrels or promote other <br />water conservation activities. Treasury clarifies that such project types were eligible under the <br />interim final rule and continue to be eligible under the final rule. <br />293 <br />