S.D. Admin. R. 74:05:08:03.01
Each potential project is assigned points based on the criteria in the following table:
Priority Criteria | Priority Points |
(1) Project Type Criteria (points may be awarded to only one criterion - 2 to 10 points) | |
(a) Wastewater treatment works; | |
(i) Elimination of a combined sewer overflow | 10 points |
(ii) Construction of a new or rehabilitation of an existing wastewater treatment facility to increase or maintain its capacity or treatment ability | 10 points |
(iii) Elimination of a sanitary sewer overflow | 8 points |
(iv) Reduction in infiltration/inflow identified through documented sources, such as televising or smoke testing | 6 points |
(v) Replacement of existing lift stations or lines without documented infiltration/inflow benefits | 4 points |
(vi) Installation of new lift stations, collectors, or interceptors to provide service to undeveloped areas | 2 points |
(b) Untreated/uncontrolled runoff; | |
(i) Construction of a manure management system | 10 points |
(ii) Construction or rehabilitation of a storm water treatment/management facility | 8 points |
(iii) Development or implementation of an agricultural best management practice | 6 points |
(iv) Capping of a landfill | 6 points |
(v) Construction of storm water conveyance systems | 2 points |
(c) Groundwater pollution; | |
(i) Elimination of septic systems | 10 points |
(ii) Removal of leaking underground storage tanks or remediation of impacts resulting from leaking underground storage tanks | 10 points |
(iii) Construction of systems, to include, but not limited to, liners, collection systems, and monitoring wells, to protect groundwater from leachate from landfills, hazardous waste sites, or other chemical storage facilities | 8 points |
(iv) Elimination of subsurface discharges | 6 points |
(d) Aquatic/riparian habitat and lake and stream restoration; | |
(i) Shoreline restoration | 6 points |
(ii) Sediment removal | 5 points |
(iii) Re-configuring of streams to enhance in-stream habitat | 4 points |
(e) Other - projects of a type not described above receive 2 points | |
(2) Proposed project benefits criteria (points may be awarded to only one criterion - 0 to 10 points) | |
(a) Projects that address enforcement activities | 10 points |
(b) Projects that address a documented water quality, public health, or safety issue, such as listing on the EPA quarterly noncompliance list, beach closings, stream sampling showing elevated fecal counts or fish kills | 10 points |
(c) Projects that are identified in an EPA approved §319 project implementation plan | 10 points |
(d) Projects that raise the treatment capability of wastewater treatment facility from secondary treatment to advanced treatment or total retention | 8 points |
(e) Projects that reduce the loading of a parameter that has been identified as an impairment to the receiving water or watershed as identified through the TMDL process | 8 points |
(f) Projects that eliminate or remediate a source of ground water pollution | 8 points |
(g) Projects that provide regional consolidation of facilities | 6 points |
(h) Projects that incorporate pollution prevention or waste minimization techniques | 4 points |
(3) Water quality improvement criteria (points are cumulative for subsections (a) and (b) - 12 points maximum); | |
(a) Surface water restoration (points may be awarded to only one criterion - 0 to 8 points); | |
(i) Projects that benefit a priority 1 waterbody as identified on the 303(d) list | 8 points |
(ii) Projects that benefit a priority 2 waterbody as identified on the 303(d) list | 6 points |
(b) Source water quality protection (points may be awarded to only one criterion - 0 to 8 points); | |
(i) Projects eliminating or remediating a potential contamination source within the source water area of a ground water public water supply as identified in a Source Water Assessment Report | 8 points |
(ii) Projects eliminating or remediating a potential contamination source within zone A of a surface water public water supply as identified in a Source Water Assessment Report | 8 points |
(iii) Projects eliminating or remediating a potential contamination source within zone B of a surface water public water supply as identified in a Source Water Assessment Report | 4 points |
(4) Benefit magnitude criteria (points may be awarded to only one criterion - 2 to 10 points); |
1 to 200 persons | 2 points |
201 to 500 persons | 3 points |
501 to 1,000 persons | 4 points |
1,001 to 2,500 persons | 5 points |
2,501 to 5,000 persons | 6 points |
5,001 to 10,000 persons | 7 points |
10,001 to 30,000 persons | 8 points |
30,001 and greater | 10 points; |
less than 25,000 acres | 2 points |
25,000 to 100,000 acres | 5 points |
greater than 100,000 acres. | 8 points |
S.D. Admin. R. 74:05:08:03.01
General Authority: SDCL 46A-1-60.3.
Law Implemented: SDCL 46A-1-60.1 to 46A-1-60.3.