Funding Your Community

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Funding Your Communitys Drinking Water Sewer
Improvements
Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together

• Shelly Quick, State of Utah DEQ-WQ Env. Scientist
• Karin Tatum, State of Utah DEQ-DW Env. Engineer

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Complete List of Funding Sources in Utah

• State of Utah Drinking Water Water Quality
• USDA-RD
• Community Impact Board (CIB)
• Water Resources
• Army Corps of Engineers
• CDBG
• Water Rights

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Who Qualifies for Funding

• Drinking Water
• Public
• Private
• Water Quality
• SRF - Municipalities Only
• Non-Point Source Public Private

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Overview of the SRF Fund

• Drinking Water
• State SRF
• 251 Total Projects Completed
• Total State Loan Dollars 74,294,888
• Total Grant Dollars 5,680,592
• Federal SRF
• Total Projects Completed
• Total EPA Grants 67,342,670
• Total State Match 15,067,040
• Total Projects Completed 77,337,246
• Water Quality (Wastewater)
• State SRF
• 83 Total Projects Completed
• Total State Loan Dollars 77,530,325
• Average Project Cost 934,100
• Federal SRF
• 68 Total Projects Completed
• Total Federal Loan Dollars 276,868,016
• Average Project Cost 4,071,588

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Getting Started (Common for Both Programs)

• Pre-Application Meeting
• Application Review
• Facility Plan/Master Plan/PER Report
• Review Fund Availability
• Project Priority List
• Capacity Development (DDW)
• Technical/Financial/Managerial Review
• Compliance Report (DDW)
• Cost Analysis
• Determines User fees and Impact fees
• MAGI (1.4)
• Feasibility Report to the Respective Boards for
  Introduction and Authorization (Authorizations
  are based on the Availability of Funds)

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We need to make improvements NOW.
How long does this process take?
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So, youre project has been APPROVED, now what?
The times listed above are ONLY approximates.
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Differences Between Projects using State vs.
Federal

• Federal Application Review Process
• Project Priority List
• Capacity Development (DDW)
• Federal Other Requirements
• NEPA/Environmental Review (NEPA-like review on
  SSRF based on Environmental Concerns)
• MBE/WBE

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Proper PlanningWhat should be included in a
Facility Plan?

• Purpose and Need
• Existing Conditions
• Future Conditions
• Environmental Concerns (many considerations)
• Hydrology
• Land Use Development
• Alternatives Considered
• No Action
• Preferred Alternative
• Major Features
• Unit Processes Sizes
• Schematic Flow Diagram
• Distribution pipe lengths and sizes
• Design Criteria
• Schedule for Completion of design and construction

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Proper Planning Continued

• Cost Comparison
• Financing Plan
• Energy Requirements
• Public Participation
• Are ALL Project Components Eligible for DDW/DWQ
  Funding?

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Environmental Review

• Drinking Water
• Source Water Protection
• Water Quality
• Discharge permit
• Common to Both
• Wetlands
• SHPO/Native American Tribes
• Endangered species and Critical Habitat
• Any other direct indirect cumulative impacts
  (growth)
• Regionalization

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Design/Bidding Project

• Design must be stamped by Consulting Engineer
• DDW/DWQ has 30 days to review unless there are
  questions/concerns
• 2 Copies of the Plans Specs are signed by both
  the Consulting Engineer and DDW/DWQ
• Bidding
• Adequate Bid Advertising Time (generally 30 days)
• Proposals must be consistent with approved
  specifications
• Contractor has submitted certification of
  compliance with EEO/MBE/WBE requirements Good
  Faith Effort!
• Good Faith effort to meet MBE/WBE Goals
• Low Responsive Bidder
• Authorization to Award Bid

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Construction

• MBE/WBE (Federal Projects only)
• Quarterly Reports MUST be submitted
• Agreement with EPA as condition of funding
• Inspections
• Generally monthly
• Pay Requests
• Invoices
• Any other Supportive Information
• Cancelled Checks
• Generally one year to complete construction

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Potential Roadblocks

• Drinking Water
• Communication within the Community
• Water Rights
• Water Quality
• Demonstrate Community Support
• Change of Officials, 200K in debt and no revenue
  stream, Special Assessment
• Federal Projects (Common to Both)
• Organize
• Environmental Work!! Start Early (Ex. Pine
  Meadows, Drinking Water Project)

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On the Flip Side Success
Stories

• Drinking Water
• CICWCD - Regionalization
• Magna New Arsenic Perchlorate Removal Process
  (1st in the World!!)
• Pine Meadow Proper Planning
• Water Quality
• Fairview Multiple Funding Sources
• Oakley 1st MBR in State
• Willard Voting System

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Other SRF Loans Stormwater(Water Quality)

• Non-Point Source
• 0 interest loans to abate non-point sources of
  pollution.
• Loans can be made to individuals
• Onsite Wastewater
• Repair or replacement of a failing septic system
  (3 interest loan)
• Stormwater
• 3 interest loans to municipalities
• Water improvement component

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Questions?
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Contact Information

• Shelly Quick, Water Quality (wastewater)
• [phone]
• squick_at_utah.gov
• Karin Tatum, Drinking Water
• [phone]
• ktatum_at_utah.gov

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