Award", Savewater website, www.savewater.com.au/news-media/?newsid=345, accessed 1 December 2011. Municipalities can tap into federal Clean Water Act funding, which is funnelled through the Illinois EPA in the form of revolving loan funds. Such user fees both provide new funding sources and incentivise developers to allow for on-site water containment or the downsizing of impermeable surfaces. Water system upgrades can result in opportunities for job creation in the construction trades, metre installation, the manufacture and sale of water efficient devices and appliances, and the development and installation of advanced water treatment technologies.