Section 173-98-800 - Starting a project(1)Project initiation. Loan funds must be spent in a timely fashion. The recipient must consistently meet the performance measures agreed to in the loan agreement. These performance measures include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Work on a project must be started within ten months of the publication date of the Final Offer and Applicant List on which the project was proposed.(b) Starting a project means making any measurable step toward achieving the milestones, objectives, and overall goals of the project.(2)Project initiation extension. Certain circumstances may allow a time extension of no more than twelve months for starting a project. For example: (a) Schedules included in water quality permits, consent decrees, or enforcement orders; or(b) There is a need to do work during an environmental window in a specific season of the year; or(c) Other reasons as identified by the department on a case-by-case basis.Wash. Admin. Code § 173-98-800
Amended by WSR 17-17-040, Filed 8/9/2017, effective 9/9/2017Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.50A RCW, RCW 90.48.035, and 43.21A.080. 11-20-036 (Order 10-14), § 173-98-800, filed 9/27/11, effective 10/28/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 90.48.035. 07-14-096 (Order 05-16), § 173-98-800, filed 6/29/07, effective 7/30/07.