Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
WATER SYSTEMS
Chapter 246-296 - Drinking water state revolving fund loan program
Section 246-296-110 - Requirements for using DWSRF to create a new Group A public water system
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-296-110
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1) The department may award a DWSRF loan to create a new Group A public water system that will meet the requirements under chapter 246-290 WAC when the project is complete if:
(a) The project resolves high priority
public health problems caused by unsafe drinking water provided by an
individual well or surface water source. The project is limited in scope to the
geographic area directly affected by contamination; or
(b) The project creates a new regional
community public water system by restructuring existing systems that have
system capacity difficulties. The project is limited in scope to the service
area of the public water systems being restructured.
(2) The applicant shall submit documentation with the application required in WAC 246-296-120(1) to show that:
(a) The applicant gave the
public and potentially affected parties at least sixty days notice prior to
submitting the DWSRF loan application to the department. At a minimum, the
applicant shall post a legal notice of the intent to create a new public water
system in the local newspaper;
(b)
The applicant considered alternative solutions to address the
problems;
(c) The project is a
cost-effective solution to the public health problems being addressed;
and
(d) The project is intended to
protect public health, and not primarily to accommodate future population
growth.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.119A.170 and Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, H.R. 1452. 12-01-077, § 246-296-110, filed 12/19/11, effective 2/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.119A.170. 01-21-137, § 246-296-110, filed 10/24/01, effective 11/24/01.
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