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. (3-31-22)
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. (3-31-22)
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 (3-31-22)
(1) Description of existing conditions for
the proposed project area; (3-31-22)
(2) Description of future conditions for the
proposed project area; (3-31-22)
(3) Development and initial screening of
alternatives; (3-31-22)
(4)
Development of an environmental review specified by the Department as described
in Section 040. (3-31-22)
ii. The final planning document shall include
all items required of the draft planning document as well as the following:
(3-31-22)
(1) Final screening of principal
alternatives and plan adoption; (3-31-22)
(2) Selected plan description and
implementation arrangements; and (3-31-22)
(3) Relevant engineering data supporting the
final alternative. (3-31-22)
(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. (3-31-22)
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.
(3-31-22)
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.
(3-31-22)
d. The draft and final
planning documents must be reviewed and approved by the Department.
(3-31-22)
e. The planning period
shall be twenty (20) years for all facilities except for distribution and
transmission systems which may be forty (40) years.
(3-31-22)