Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Projects will be scored and ranked for inclusion on the Project Priority List
using the loan priority score methodology set forth in this Section.
b) The Agency will calculate the loan
priority score by totaling the points awarded in subsections (e) through
(k).
c) Applicants with a higher
loan priority score will be ranked above applicants with a lower loan priority
score on the Project Priority List.
d) Only projects that have a submitted a
Funding Nomination Form and have a project plan approved by the Agency will be
scored pursuant to this Section.
e)
Compliance and Water Quality
1) A maximum of
475 points may be awarded under this subsection (e).
2) 150 points will be awarded if the project
will remedy an acute violation or health hazard, as those terms are defined in
Section
662.110.
3) 100 points will be awarded if the project
will remedy a chronic violation, as defined in Section 662.110.
4) 75 points will be awarded if the project
is expected to result in the applicant's removal from the Restricted Status
List established in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
602.106 or
Critical Review List established in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
602.107.
5) 75 points will be awarded if the project
consolidates two or more community water supplies into a single community water
supply.
6) 50 points will be
awarded if the project will replace lead service lines.
7) 25 points will be awarded if the project
will result in the applicant's compliance with secondary maximum contaminant
levels as set forth in
40 CFR
143.3 (2018).
f) Protection of Water Source
1) A maximum of 150 points may be awarded
under this subsection (f).
2) 150
points will be awarded if the applicant has implemented a Source Water
Protection Plan as provided in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 604.
3) 75 points will be awarded if the applicant
has not implemented, but has obtained Agency approval of, its Source Water
Protection Plan as provided in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
604.335.
g) Protection of Assets
1) A maximum of 75 points may be awarded
under this subsection (g).
2) 75
points will be awarded if the applicant is implementing an asset management
plan as defined in Section 662.110.
3) 25 points will be awarded if the applicant
is developing an asset management plan as defined in Section 662.110.
h) Conservation and Green
Infrastructure
1) A maximum of 70 points may
be awarded under this subsection (h).
2) 15 points will be awarded if the project
includes or is based upon completion of a system-wide water audit (e.g., water
loss accounting), or contains other quantifiable water conservation or
efficiency measures, including, but not limited to, metering and water
reuse.
3) 10 points will be awarded
if the utility rate structuring promotes water conservation.
4) 10 points will be awarded if the project
utilizes:
A) improved technologies and
practices to reduce energy consumption or uses energy in a more efficient way;
or
B) renewable energy to reduce
water system expenditures or produces renewable energy through measures
including, but not limited to, solar panels or wind turbines.
5) 20 points will be awarded if
the project contains resiliency components, including facilities built for
redundancy, or if the project assists a loan applicant with planning for
potential service disruptions, natural or manmade.
6) 15 points will be awarded if the project
implements green infrastructure including, but not limited to, green roofs,
pervious pavement, rainwater harvesting or cisterns, sustainable landscaping,
constructed wetlands, LEED certified buildings, and riparian buffers.
i) Readiness to Proceed
1) A maximum of 120 points may be awarded
under this subsection (i).
2) 20
points will be awarded if the loan application required by Section
662.350(a)
has been submitted to the Agency.
3) 20 points will be awarded if the applicant
has obtained necessary permits to begin construction of the project or the
Agency determines that no permit is required for the project.
4) 40 points will be awarded if the
requirements of Section
662.350(a) through
(d) have been satisfied.
5) 40 points will be awarded if the
requirement of Section
662.350(e)
has been satisfied.
j)
Economic Factors
1) A maximum of 135 points
may be awarded under this subsection (j).
2) Median Household Income (MHI). The
following points will be awarded based on the MHI of the applicant's service
population as a percentage of the statewide average MHI:
|
Points
|
MHI as % of Statewide MHI
|
|
50
|
Below 70%
|
|
40
|
70 - 79.99 %
|
|
30
|
80 - 89.99 %
|
|
20
|
90 - 99.99 %
|
|
0
|
At or Above 100%
|
3)
User Rates. The following points will be awarded based on the average annual
residential user fees after the project is constructed as a percentage of MHI
of the applicant's service population (i.e., average annual user fees/MHI) x
100).
|
Points
|
Rate as % of MHI
|
|
50
|
At or Above 2%
|
|
25
|
1 - 1.99 %
|
|
0
|
Below 1%
|
4)
Unemployment Rate. The following points will be awarded when the applicant's
unemployment rate is greater than the statewide average:
|
Points
|
Unemployment Rate Percentage Points Greater
than Statewide Average
|
|
35
|
3 percentage points or more
|
|
25
|
1.5 - 2.99
percentage points
|
|
15
|
0.1 - 1.49 percentage points
|
k) Population
1) A maximum of 50 points may be awarded
under this subsection (k).
2)
Population. The following points will be awarded based on the applicant's
service population.
|
Points
|
Service Population
|
|
50
|
Less than 10,000
|
|
25
|
10,000 - 34,999
|
|
10
|
35,000 - 74,999
|
|
0
|
At or Above 75,000
|
