Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 60-12-3 - Procedure3.1. The Instrumentality will receive capitalization grants from the USEPA for the purpose of capitalizing the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund to provide financial assistance to public water systems for the cost of infrastructure needed to comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and to fund non-project activities outlined in Section 4 of this rule.3.2. The Instrumentality shall develop an annual Intended Use Plan for the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund program and present the plan for review and comment by the public. 3.2.1. The Intended Use Plan shall contain the proposed set-aside amounts for non-project activities. The set-aside accounts are described in Section 4.2 of this rule.3.2.2. The Intended Use Plan shall contain a priority list of eligible projects per Section 5 of this rule that the State may fund during the fiscal year covered. The priority ranking procedure is described in Section 6 of this rule. This list shall contain at a minimum, the public water system name and Public Water System identification number, population served, water supply, project description, project type, estimated project cost, project priority and the expected financial terms. The financial administration is described in Section 7 of this rule.3.2.3. The Instrumentality shall also maintain a comprehensive priority list of anticipated future projects as described in Section 6 of this rule. This list shall contain the projects, the estimated priority and the expected funding schedule for each.3.2.4. The Intended Use Plan shall include a discussion of the financial status of the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund. This discussion shall include the total amount of moneys in the fund from all sources, the types of projects to be funded, the general types and terms of financial assistance to be provided, the amounts for non-project activities and the amounts used for disadvantaged communities. The procedure for disadvantaged communities is described in Section 8 of this rule and shall be included in the annual Intended Use Plan.3.3. The Instrumentality shall submit a capitalization grant application to the USEPA annually during the years that capitalization grants are available for the federal Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund program.3.4. After the WVDEP receives USEPA approval of the annual Intended Use Plan, financial assistance may be made to public water systems by the Water Development Authority as specified in Section 7 of this rule and W. Va. Code § 22-36-1et seq.3.5. The WVDEP shall submit an annual report to the USEPA regional administrator outlining the State's activities which receive funding from the federal capitalization grant and the projects funded during the reporting period from the DWTRF.