Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 663 - PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING LOANS FROM THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY LOAN PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT
Subpart C - LOAN APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 663.345 - Loan Priority Score
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 (g) through (n).
c) The scoring will be based on the information from the most recent American Community Survey 5-year estimate from the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
d) Applicants with a higher loan priority score will be ranked above applicants with a lower loan priority score on the Project Priority List.
e) 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.
f) The applicant will identify the census tract or tracts of the project area from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census. If more than one census tract is identified for the project area, the percentile rank of each scoring metric identified in subsections (g) through (m) below will be determined for each census tract within the project area. The average of the percentile ranks for the identified census tracts will be calculated and used as the percentile rank for the project area to determine the appropriate points awarded in subsections (g) through (m) below.
g) Median Household Income (MHI):
Points |
MHI Percentile Rank |
100 |
Project Area Ranks at or below the 5th Percentile of State MHI |
90 |
Project Area Ranks above the 5th Percentile and at or below the 10th Percentile |
80 |
Project Area Ranks above the 10th Percentile and at or below the 20th Percentile |
70 |
Project Area Ranks above the 20th Percentile and at or below the 30th Percentile |
60 |
Project Area Ranks above the 30th Percentile and at or below the 40th Percentile |
40 |
Project Area Ranks above the 40th Percentile and at or below the 50th Percentile |
20 |
Project Area Ranks above the 50th Percentile and at or below the 60th Percentile |
10 |
Project Area Ranks above the 60th Percentile and at or below the 70th Percentile |
5 |
Project Area Ranks above the 70th Percentile and at or below the 80th Percentile |
0 |
Project Area Ranks Above the 80th Percentile of State MHI |
h) Children Under the Age of 6
Points |
Children Under the Age of 6 Percentile Rank |
80 |
Project Area Ranks Above the 90th Percentile |
70 |
Project Area Ranks above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile |
60 |
Project Area Ranks above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile |
50 |
Project Area Ranks above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile |
40 |
Project Area Ranks above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile |
30 |
Project Area Ranks above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile |
20 |
Project Area Ranks above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile |
10 |
Project Area Ranks above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile |
5 |
Project Area Ranks above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile |
0 |
Project Area Ranks at or below the 10th Percentile |
i) Unemployment Rate
Points |
Unemployment Percentile Rank |
45 |
Project Area Ranks Above the 90th Percentile |
40 |
Project Area Ranks above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile |
35 |
Project Area Ranks above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile |
30 |
Project Area Ranks above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile |
25 |
Project Area Ranks above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile |
20 |
Project Area Ranks above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile |
15 |
Project Area Ranks above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile |
10 |
Project Area Ranks above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile |
5 |
Project Area Ranks above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile |
0 |
Project Area Ranks at or below the 10th Percentile |
j) Poverty Rate
Points |
Poverty Rate Percentile Rank |
45 |
Project Area Ranks Above the 90th Percentile |
40 |
Project Area Ranks above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile |
35 |
Project Area Ranks above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile |
30 |
Project Area Ranks above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile |
25 |
Project Area Ranks above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile |
20 |
Project Area Ranks above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile |
15 |
Project Area Ranks above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile |
10 |
Project Area Ranks above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile |
5 |
Project Area Ranks above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile |
0 |
Project Area Ranks at or below the 10th Percentile |
k) Social Security Rate
Points |
Social Security Rate Percentile Rank |
45 |
Project Area Ranks Above the 90th Percentile |
40 |
Project Area Ranks above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile |
35 |
Project Area Ranks above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile |
30 |
Project Area Ranks above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile |
25 |
Project Area Ranks above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile |
20 |
Project Area Ranks above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile |
15 |
Project Area Ranks above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile |
10 |
Project Area Ranks above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile |
5 |
Project Area Ranks above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile |
0 |
Project Area Ranks at or below the 10th Percentile |
l) Supplemental Security Income
Points |
Supplemental Security Income Rate Percentile Rank |
45 |
Project Area Ranks Above the 90th Percentile |
40 |
Project Area Ranks above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile |
35 |
Project Area Ranks above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile |
30 |
Project Area Ranks above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile |
25 |
Project Area Ranks above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile |
20 |
Project Area Ranks above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile |
15 |
Project Area Ranks above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile |
10 |
Project Area Ranks above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile |
5 |
Project Area Ranks above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile |
0 |
Project Area Ranks at or below the 10th Percentile |
m) Houses Built Pre-1990
Points |
Housing Units Built Pre-1990 Percentile Rank |
45 |
Project Area Ranks Above the 90th Percentile |
40 |
Project Area Ranks above the 80th percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile |
35 |
Project Area Ranks above the 70th percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile |
30 |
Project Area Ranks above the 60th percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile |
25 |
Project Area Ranks above the 50th percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile |
20 |
Project Area Ranks above the 40th percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile |
15 |
Project Area Ranks above the 30th percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile |
10 |
Project Area Ranks above the 20th percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile |
5 |
Project Area Ranks above the 10th percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile |
0 |
Project Area Ranks at or below the 10th Percentile |
n) Lead Service Line Burden
Points |
Lead Service Line Percentage |
45 |
Lead Service Lines are 75%-100% of the Material Inventory |
30 |
Lead Service Lines are 50%-74.99% of the Material Inventory |
15 |
Lead Service Lines are 25%-49.99% of the Material Inventory |
0 |
Lead Service Lines are 0%-24.99% of the Material Inventory |