Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Eligible community water supplies. Funds
available under this Part shall only be used for providing financial assistance
to a project or activity that is otherwise PWSLP eligible and is a lead service
line replacement project or associated activities directly connected to the
identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines.
1) Any project funded under this Part
involving a lead service line replacement must replace the entire lead service
line, not just a portion, unless a portion has already been replaced or is
concurrently being replaced with another funding source; and
2) A lead service line replacement includes
the replacement of goosenecks, pigtails, and connectors, whether standalone or
connected to a lead service line.
b) Ineligible community water supplies. Funds
available under the PWSLP and this Part may not be used for providing financial
assistance to the following:
1)
Federally-owned public water supply and for-profit non-community water
supply;
2) Systems that lack the
technical, financial, and managerial capability to ensure compliance with the
requirements of the SDWA, unless the assistance will ensure compliance and the
owners or operators of the systems agree to undertake feasible and appropriate
changes in operations to ensure compliance over the long-term; and
3) Systems that are in significant
noncompliance with any national primary drinking water regulation or variance,
unless:
A) The purpose of the assistance is to
address the cause of the significant noncompliance and will ensure that the
systems return to compliance; or
B)
The purpose of the assistance is unrelated to the cause of the significant
noncompliance and the systems are on enforcement schedules (for maximum
contaminant level and treatment technique violations) or have compliance plans
(for monitoring and reporting violations) to return to compliance.
c) Eligible Project
Categories. Appendix A lists the project categories that are eligible for
assistance under this Part.
d)
Ineligible Project Categories. The following project categories are not
eligible for assistance under this Part:
1)
Corrosion control studies and corrosion control infrastructure;
2) Water meters;
3) Bottled water; and
4) Premise plumbing.
