1. An applicant may make a formal request for
financial assistance from the Account for the Revolving Fund by filing with the
Division an application at any time after the applicant has filed the letter of
intent pursuant to the provisions of NAC
445A.67577.
2. An application for a short-term loan
submitted pursuant to NAC
445A.67562 must include, without
limitation:
(a) The name, postal address,
electronic mail address and telephone number of the applicant or a legal
representative of the applicant;
(b) A brief description of the proposed water
project, including, without limitation, its effect on the public water
system;
(c) A brief description of
the need for water project planning, design and other related costs;
(d) The estimated costs for the
request;
(e) Information necessary
to understand the alternatives to be considered and their environmental
impact;
(f) Information about the
financial history and financial projections of the applicant, as necessary for
the Division to determine the creditworthiness of the applicant;
(g) Information necessary for the Division to
determine how the loan is to be repaid; and
(h) Any other information deemed necessary by
the Division.
3. An
application for a long-term loan submitted pursuant to NAC
445A.67561 must include, without
limitation:
(a) The name, postal address,
electronic mail address and telephone number of the applicant or the legal
representative of the applicant.
(b) A brief description of the proposed water
project, including, without limitation, its anticipated effect on the public
water system.
(c) The number of
service connections and estimated population currently served by the
applicant.
(d) An estimate of the
number of service connections and future population to be served by the water
project for the useful life of the water project.
(e) Maps of appropriate scale to show clearly
the location of the proposed water project with respect to other identifiable
topographical or geographical features in the service area of the public water
system.
(f) A complete and legible
legal description of the entire area of service for the water project
improvement, including, without limitation, a map showing the layout of the
water project with clear reference to aerial or other maps showing sections and
townships.
(g) Proof of ownership,
rights-of-way, easements or agreements showing that the applicant holds or is
able to acquire all land, other than public land, or acquire interests therein
and any water rights necessary for the construction of the proposed water
project. Copies of deeds to land to be occupied, records of surveys, easements,
agreements or permits to appropriate water granted pursuant to chapters 533 and
534 of NRS may be used as evidence of ownership.
(h) A description of how the water project
complies with planning and zoning requirements.
(i) A copy of the current plan of water
conservation adopted by the applicant pursuant to
NRS
540.121 to
540.151, inclusive, or
704.662,
704.6622 and
704.6624, as applicable, and an
analysis of the effectiveness of the plan.
(j) A description of the best available
technology for the water project being proposed.
(k) An itemized estimate of the total cost of
the water project that is prepared by a professional engineer.
(l) Information sufficient to demonstrate,
through a systematic and cost-effective analysis of alternatives that are
feasible, that the alternative selected is the most effective means of meeting
the applicable water quality and public health requirements over the design
life of the facility.
(m) A
preliminary water project schedule that provides a timetable for:
(1) Advertising and opening bids;
(2) The start of the construction
phase;
(3) The drawdown of money in
the Account for the Revolving Fund;
(4) The estimated schedule of progress
payments to the contractor and other costs related to the drawdown of money in
the Account for the Revolving Fund;
(5) Completion of the construction phase;
and
(6) Initiation of the operation
of the water project.
(n)
Information necessary for the Division to determine how the loan is to be
repaid, including, without limitation:
(1) A
proposed revenue program that demonstrates the cost effect on users of the
public water system, including, without limitation, any connection fees or
changes in user charges;
(2) Orders
or resolutions specifying the method of loan repayment from the appropriate
governing board, regulatory agency or local governing body having rate
jurisdiction;
(3) Contractual loan
agreements; or
(4) Any other
information requested by the Division.
(o) Estimated costs of future expansion and
long-term needs for reconstruction of facilities following their design
life.
(p) A summary of public
participation in the development of the proposed water project.
(q) Institutional and management arrangements
required for successful implementation of the water project.
(r) A report on the status of the process of
environmental review for the project.
(s) A list of any required permits and a
schedule of when those permits will be obtained.
(t) Information about the financial history
and financial projections of the applicant, as necessary for the Division to
determine the creditworthiness of the applicant.
(u) Copies of current capital improvement
plans and debt management policies as provided to the Department of Taxation
pursuant to chapter 350 of NRS and any applicable regulation.
(v) Security for the loan, if
applicable.
(w) Evidence that the
public water system has the capability to comply with the Safe Drinking Water
Act and NAC
445A.450 to
445A.6731,
inclusive.
4. To ensure a
complete application, the applicant shall submit any other information deemed
necessary by the Division.
5. The
information required pursuant to paragraph (l) of subsection 3 must include,
without limitation:
(a) A description of how
the alternatives listed will meet the water quality and public health needs,
including, without limitation, an estimate of any future growth expected after
the water project becomes operational;
(b) An estimate of how improving the
operations, maintenance and efficiency of existing facilities will improve the
performance of the public water system compared to how much the performance
would be improved by constructing new facilities;
(c) A description of any opportunities the
water project will provide to reduce the use of energy or to recover
energy;
(d) An estimate of the
total capital costs and the annual operation and maintenance costs;
and
(e) An estimate of the annual
or monthly costs to residential, commercial and industrial users during the
term of the long-term loan.
6. An applicant shall consider the present
worth or equivalent annual value of all capital, operation and maintenance
costs when satisfying the requirements of paragraph (l) of subsection
3.
7. The forecasts of population
that an applicant provides pursuant to paragraph (l) of subsection 3 must be
consistent with any forecasts of population that the state demographer has
prepared.
8. As used in this
section, "best available technology" means the technology, treatment technique
or procedure that the EPA finds is the most appropriate and most cost-effective
for solving a particular problem after examining the efficacy of the
technology, technique or procedure under laboratory and field
conditions.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Health by R067-98, eff. 7-23-98; A by Environmental Comm'n by
R128-04, 2-14-2005; A by
R099-14,
eff. 10/24/2014; A by
R109-22A,
eff. 12/29/2022
