Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R317 - Water Quality
Rule R317-101 - Utah Wastewater Project Assistance Program
Section R317-101-4 - Loan, Credit Enhancement, Interest Buy-Down, and Hardship Grant Consideration Policy
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 317-101-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
A. Water Quality Board Priority Determination
In determining the priority for financial assistance the Board shall consider:
1. the ability
of the political subdivision to obtain funds for the wastewater project from
other sources or to finance such project from its own resources;
2. the ability of the political subdivision
to repay the loan or other project obligations;
3. whether a good faith effort to secure all
or part of the services needed from the private sector through privatization
has been made; and
4. whether the
wastewater project:
a. meets a critical local
or state need;
b. is cost
effective;
c. will protect against
present or potential health hazards;
d. is needed to comply with minimum standards
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, U.S.C. 1251 et.
Seq., or any similar or successor statute;
e. is needed to comply with the minimum
standards of Title 19, Chapter 5 Utah Water Quality Act, or any similar or
successor statute;
f. is designed
to reduce or prevent the pollution of the waters of this state; or
g. furthers the concept of regionalized sewer
service;
5. the
priority point total for the project as determined by the Board from
application of the current Utah State Project Priority System Rule R317-100;
6. the overall financial impact of
the proposed project on the citizens of the community including direct and
overlapping indebtedness, tax levies, user charges, impact or connection fees,
special assessments, etc., resulting from the project, and anticipated
operation and maintenance costs versus the median adjusted gross household
income of the community;
7. the
readiness of the project to proceed;
8. Consistency with other funding source
commitments that may have been obtained for the project; and
9. other criteria that the Board may deem
appropriate.
B. Water Quality Board Financial Assistance Determination. The amount and type of assistance offered will be based on the following considerations:
1. for loan consideration , the estimated
annual cost of sewer service to the average residential user should not exceed
1.4% of the median adjusted gross household income from the most recent
available State Tax Commission records. Consideration will also be given to the
applicant's unemployment data, population trends, and the applicant's level of
contribution to the project. For hardship grant consideration, exclusive of
advances for planning and design, the estimated annual cost of sewer service
for the average residential user should exceed 1.4% of the median adjusted
gross household income from the most recent available State Tax Commission
records. The Board will also consider the applicant's level of contribution to
the project;
2. the estimated,
average residential cost, as a percent of median adjusted gross household
income, for the proposed project should be compared to the average user charge,
as a percent of median adjusted gross household income, for recently
constructed projects in the State of Utah;
3. maximizing return on the security account
while still allowing the project to proceed;
4. local political and economic conditions;
5. cost effectiveness evaluation
of financing alternatives;
6.
availability of funds in the security account;
7. environmental need; and
8. other data and criteria the Board may deem
appropriate.
C. The Executive Secretary may not execute financial assistance for NPS projects totaling more than $1,000,000 per fiscal year unless directed by the Board.
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