Section 58.01.22.030 - PROJECT SCOPE AND FUNDINGGrant funds awarded under this program will be used entirely to prepare a planning document to identify the cost effective and environmentally sound alternative to achieve or maintain compliance with IDAPA 58.01.08, "Idaho Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems," and the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 300f et seq.; or, maintain compliance with IDAPA 58.01.16, Wastewater Rules, and the federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sections 1381 et seq. The planning document must be approved by the Department.
01.Planning Document. a. A planning document shall include all items required by IDAPA 58.01.08, "Idaho Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems," Subsection 503.03 or 502.04 or IDAPA 58.01.16, "Wastewater Rules," Subsection 411.03 or 410.04. Should the grant recipient proceed to construction using federal funds (e.g., a state revolving fund loan), then the items listed in Subsection 030.01.b. of these rules will be required prior to construction.b. A planning document that is prepared anticipating the use of federal funds shall include an environmental review that will require the Department approval of both a draft and final planning document.i. The draft planning document shall include all items required by IDAPA 58.01.08, "Idaho Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems," Subsection 502.04 or 503.03, as well as the following; or 58.01.16, "Wastewater Rules," Subsection 411.03 or 410.04(1) Description of existing conditions for the proposed project area;(2) Description of future conditions for the proposed project area;(3) Development and initial screening of alternatives;(4) Development of an environmental review specified by the Department as described in Section 040.ii. The final planning document shall include all items required of the draft planning document as well as the following:(1) Final screening of principal alternatives and plan adoption;(2) Selected plan description and implementation arrangements; and(3) Relevant engineering data supporting the final alternative.(4) Assessment of the cost and effectiveness, to the maximum extent practicable, of efficient water use, reuse, recapture and conservation, and energy conservation, with cost including construction, operation and maintenance, and replacement.iii. The grant recipient shall provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the draft planning document. The public comment period shall be held after alternatives have been developed and the Department has approved the draft planning document. The grant recipient shall provide written notice of the public comment period and hold at least one (1) public meeting within the jurisdiction of the grant recipient during the public comment period. At the public meeting, the grant recipient shall present the draft planning document with an explanation of the alternatives identified. The cost effective and environmentally sound alternative selected shall consider public comments received from those affected by the proposed project. After the public meeting and public comment period, the final alternative will be selected and the Environmental Information Document may be prepared.c. The draft and final planning document shall bear the imprint of an Idaho licensed professional engineer's seal that is both signed and dated by the engineer.d. The draft and final planning documents must be reviewed and approved by the Department.e. The planning period shall be twenty (20) years for all facilities except for distribution and transmission systems which may be forty (40) years.02.Limitation on Funding Assistance. The maximum grant funding provided in a state planning grant award shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total eligible costs for grants awarded.Idaho Admin. Code r. 58.01.22.030