Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-170 - Agricultural water supply facilities
Section 173-170-030 - Application process - Planning phase

(1) Requests for financial assistance for the planning phase shall be submitted to the department between November 1 of any year and the last day of February of the following year.

(2) The applicant shall submit an application form with the following minimum information:

(3) Requests for loan funding must be accompanied by a resolution executed by the applicant's governing body that they will follow the procedures for indebtedness in chapter 87.03 RCW and establish a reserve account into which funds will be deposited in an amount adequate to provide coverage for principal and interest payments due under the loan agreement, whenever circumstances beyond the applicant's control preclude payments from standard sources.

(4) Within ninety days of receipt of the request for financial assistance, the department will notify the applicant of its preliminary findings regarding eligibility. In all cases the department shall make its final selection of funded projects and notify the applicants no later than May 31 following the application period.