为了遵守《安全饮用水法》，许多公共供水系统必须投资厂房和设备来监测和处理饮用水。对于小型系统来说，为这些支出提供资金可能会很困难。本文回顾了小型供水系统获得资本支出资金的可用选项，并概述了公用事业公司在考虑贷款前应满足的标准。作者强调，证明金融稳定是首要要求。 对向小型供水系统贷款的风险进行了评估。还讨论了公共机构可能提供的援助。包括8个参考文献，表1。

Many public water systems are faced with having to invest in plant and equipment to monitor and treat their drinking water in order to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. For small systems, financing these expenditures will likely be difficult. This article reviews the options available for the small water system to obtain funds for capital expenditures and outlines the criteria that the utility is expected to meet before it can be considered for a loan. The author emphasizes that demonstration of financial stability is a primary requirement. The risk of lending money to small water systems is evaluated. Assistance that may be provided by public agencies is also addressed. Includes 8 references, table.