Section R309-800-7 - Minimum Capacity Required for Financial Assistance Under Rules R309-700 and R309-705(1) Applicants for financial assistance shall complete an application form, available on the Division website. The application shall include project information and water system financial information. This information will be used to determine project and water system eligibility, establish project priority ranking, and provide a basis for determining financial assistance parameters.(2) Financial assistance under the Rule R309-705. Financial Assistance: Federal Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program. Applicants for financial assistance from the Federal Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Program are required to complete and submit Capacity Development worksheets to the Executive Secretary. Financial assistance shall not be available to a water system that lacks the technical, managerial, or financial capability to maintain SDWA compliance, or is in significant noncompliance with Rules R309-200 through R309-225 or Rules R309-500 through R309-550, unless:(a) The use of the financial assistance will ensure compliance with SDWA and Utah rules; or(b) The owner of the system agrees to undertake feasible and appropriate changes in operation to ensure technical, managerial, and financial capacity to maintain long-term compliance with SDWA.(3) Financial assistance under Rule R309-700. Financial Assistance: State Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program. The Executive Secretary may require an applicant for a loan from the state Revolving Loan Program to complete and submit Capacity Development worksheets for review before considering whether a project is eligible for financial assistance. The decision will be based on available water system information obtained through sanitary surveys, site visits, monitoring and reporting data, or other valid means. If, after review of available information, the Executive Secretary determines that a Capacity Development Assessment is necessary, the applicant must complete and submit the Capacity Development worksheets to the Division. Otherwise, a Capacity Development Assessment is not required.Utah Admin. Code R309-800-7
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-11, effective 5/22/2023