Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 349 - State Obligations
GRANTS FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CERTAIN WATER SYSTEMS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
Section 349.510 - Review of application and feasibility reports; incomplete application; reports to Board

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 349.510

Current through September 16, 2024

1. Within 20 working days after receipt of an application, the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department shall review the application and determine if all information required by the Board has been provided.

2. If the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department determines that the application is incomplete, the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department shall, within 30 working days after the receipt of the application, notify the applicant of the deficiencies and provide the applicant with instructions for satisfying those deficiencies. The applicant must comply with those instructions within 45 working days after the receipt of the instructions, except that, upon written request by the applicant and for good cause, the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department may once extend the period for compliance by the applicant. If the applicant submits any additional information concerning the application within the appropriate period, the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department shall, within 30 working days after receipt of that information, determine whether the application is complete. If the applicant does not complete the application because the applicant failed to comply with the instructions provided to the applicant by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department or failed to submit any additional information required by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department within the appropriate period, the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department shall recommend that the Board deny the application.

3. Within 30 working days after the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department determines that the application is complete, the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department and the Bureau or the Water Planning Section of the Division of Water Resources of the Department, as appropriate given the type of improvement proposed in the application, shall review the application and feasibility reports to determine if the proposed improvement complies with:

(a) The requirements for public water systems if the applicant is a purveyor of water; or

(b) The applicable federal, state and local requirements for the system for which the application for a grant was made if the applicant is an eligible recipient.

4. The Division of Environmental Protection of the Department shall prepare a report to the Board concerning the proposed improvement or costs within 60 working days after receipt of the completed application. The Division of Environmental Protection of the Department shall ensure that:

(a) It receives information concerning the review of the application by the Bureau or the Water Planning Section of the Division of Water Resources of the Department, as applicable; and

(b) The information received pursuant to paragraph (a) is incorporated in the report prepared by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department.

5. The report to the Board prepared by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department must contain:

(a) The application;

(b) A summary of the economic justification for and financial feasibility of the proposed improvement;

(c) The status of the funding available to the applicant for the proposed improvement or costs; and

(d) Evaluations by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department concerning:
(1) Whether the applicant will be viable upon completion of the proposed improvement;

(2) If applicable, the effectiveness of the applicant's efforts to conserve water and of the plan of water conservation adopted by the applicant pursuant to NRS 540.131;

(3) The need for and the feasibility of installing water meters on all service connections to the community water system or nontransient water system; and

(4) The information that results from the evaluations and determinations conducted pursuant to subsections 3 and 4 of NAC 349.505.

Added to NAC by Bd. for Financing Water Projects, eff. 12-24-91; A by R113-96, 1-23-98; R104-04, 9-18-2006

NRS 349.982

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