Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Loan
applicants shall submit to the Agency a Project Plan, with its initial Funding
Nomination Form, that shall consist of plans and studies that are directly
related to the construction or implementation of the proposed project. The
Project Plan shall provide documentation on the need for the project for which
loan assistance is being requested.
b) Planning previously or collaterally
accomplished under local, State or federal programs may be utilized to the
extent applicable. If any information required to be furnished as part of a
Project Plan has been developed separately, it shall be furnished and
incorporated by reference in the Project Plan.
c) When applicable, the loan applicant shall
also submit drafts of any intergovernmental agreements or demonstrations of
legal authority necessary for project implementation.
d) The Project Plan may include more than one
construction project.
e) The
Project Plan shall include the following supporting data:
1) A complete description of the selected
public water supply or other systems, identification of any existing violations
of federal or State regulations, and identification of the needs to be
addressed by the proposed project;
2) A discussion of the technical, financial,
managerial, and environmental considerations that form the basis for the loan
applicant's selection of the recommended project. When appropriate to the
project scope, the following issues shall be addressed:
A) The relationship of the capacity of the
selected alternative to the needs to be served, including reserve
capacity;
B) A discussion of the
operational requirements for the selected alternative and provisions for the
ultimate disposal of waste by-products in accordance with State
requirements;
C) An inventory of
the relative environmental impacts of the selected alternative and a discussion
of the measures that would be required during design and construction to
mitigate or minimize negative environmental impacts; and
D) Adequate basis of design information for
the selected alternative to confirm the reasonability of cost
estimates;
3) A detailed
description of the alternative selected for loan assistance, including
preliminary engineering data, complete cost estimates for design and
construction, one or more
8.5 by 11 inch
site map or maps locating areas of construction and indirect impacts, and a
projected schedule for completion. The engineering data shall include, to the
extent appropriate, flow diagrams, unit process descriptions, detention times,
flow rates, unit capacities, etc., sufficient to demonstrate that the project
proposed will be designed in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code Subtitle
F;
4) Any required comments or
approvals from relevant federal, State, interstate, regional or local
agencies;
5) An implementation plan
for the proposed recommendations, including necessary financial arrangements
for the operation and maintenance of the project and repayment of the proposed
loan amount, as well as the impact of these costs on the system users;
and
6) Information sufficient to
support a determination as to whether any portion of the project addresses
green infrastructure, energy efficient improvements, or other environmentally
innovative activities.
f) The Project Plan will be reviewed by the
Agency under the State environmental review process specified in Section
662.330.
If substantial changes are made to the project scope following submittal to the
Agency, the Project Plan shall be revised or amended and resubmitted for review
and approval.
