PART 1778 ‑ Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants

## **Table of Contents**

1778.1 General

1778.2 \[Reserved\]

1778.3 Objective

1778.4 Definitions

1778.5 \[Reserved\]

1778.6 Eligibility

1778.7 Project priority

1778.8 \[Reserved\]

1778.9 Uses

1778.10 Restrictions

1778.11 Maximum grants

1778.12 \[Reserved\]

1778.13 Set‑aside

1778.14 Other considerations

1778.15 ‑ 1778.20 \[Reserved\]

1778.21 Application processing

1778.22 Planning development and procurement

1778.23 Grant closing and disbursement of funds

1778.24 ‑ 1778.30 \[Reserved\]

1778.31 Performing development

1778.32 Grant cancellation

1778.33 \[Reserved\]

1778.34 Grant servicing

1778.35 Subsequent grants

1778.36 \[Reserved\]

1778.37 Forms, Instructions and Bulletins

1778.38 ‑ 1778.99 \[Reserved\]

1778.100 OMB control number

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 16 U.S.C. 1005.

PART 1778 ‑ Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants

§1778.1 [General]{.underline}.

\(a\) This part outlines policies and procedures for making Emergency
Community Water Assistance Grants authorized under Section 306A of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)), as
amended. Any processing or servicing activity conducted pursuant to this
part involving authorized assistance to Agency employees, members of
their families, known close relatives, or business or close personal
associates, is subject to the provisions of subpart D of part 1900 [of
this title]{.underline}. Applicants for this assistance are required to
identify any known relationship or association with an Agency employee.

\(b\) Agency officials will maintain liaison with officials of other
Federal, State, regional and local development agencies to coordinate
related programs to achieve rural development objectives.

\(c\) Agency officials shall cooperate with appropriate State agencies
in making grants that support State strategies for rural area
development.

\(d\) Funds allocated for use in accordance with this part are also to
be considered for use by Indian tribes within the State regardless of
whether State development strategies include Indian reservations within
the State\'s boundaries. Indians residing on such reservations must have
an equal opportunity along with other rural residents to participate in
the benefits of this program. This includes equal application of
outreach activities of Field Offices.

\(e\) Federal statutes provide for extending the Agency financial
programs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
marital status, age, or physical/mental handicap (provided the
participant possesses the capacity to enter into legal contracts).

§1778.2 \[Reserved\]

§1778.3 [Objective]{.underline}.

The objective of the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program
is to assist the residents of rural areas that have experienced a
significant decline in quantity or quality of water to obtain adequate
quantities of water that meet the standards set by the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) (SDWA).

§1778.4 [Definitions]{.underline}.

[Emergency]{.underline}. Occurrence of an incident such as, but not
limited to, a drought, earthquake, flood, hurricane, disease outbreak,
or chemical spill.

[Rural areas]{.underline}. Includes any area in any city or town with a
population not in excess of 10,000 inhabitants according to the most
recent decennial census of the United States, located in any of the
fifty States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Western Pacific
Territories, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic
of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[Significant decline in quality]{.underline}. A significant decline in
quality of potable water is where the present community source or
delivery system does not meet, as a result of an emergency, the current
SDWA requirements. For a private source or delivery system a significant
decline in quality is where the water is no longer potable as a result
of an emergency.

[Significant decline in quantity]{.underline}. A significant decline in
the quantity is caused by a disruption of the potable water supply by an
emergency. The disruption in quantity of water prevents the present
source or delivery system from supplying potable water needs to rural
residents. This would not include a decline in excess water capacity.

§1778.5 \[Reserved\]

§1778.6 [Eligibility]{.underline}.

\(a\) Grants may be made to public bodies and private nonprofit
corporations serving rural areas. Public bodies include counties,
cities, townships, incorporated towns and villages, boroughs,
authorities, districts, and other political subdivisions of a State.
Public bodies also includes Indian tribes on Federal and State
reservations and other Federally recognized Indian Tribal groups in
rural areas.

\(b\) In the case of grants made to alleviate a significant decline in
quantity or quality of water available from the water supplies of rural
residents, the applicant must demonstrate that the decline occurred
within two years of the date the application was filed with the Agency.
This would not apply to grants made for repairs, partial replacement, or
significant maintenance on an established water system.

§1778.7 [Project priority]{.underline}.

Paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section indicate items and conditions
which must be considered in selecting applications for further
development. When ranking eligible applications for consideration for
limited funds, Agency officials must consider the priority items met by
each application and the degree to which those priorities are met.

\(a\) [Applications]{.underline}. The application and supporting
information submitted with it will be used to determine the proposed
project\'s priority for available funds.

\(b\) [State Office review]{.underline}. All applications will be
reviewed and scored for funding priority using RUS Bulletin 1778-1. The
State Program Official will request funds from the National Office,
Attention: Assistant Administrator, Water and Waste, using RUS Bulletins
1778-1 and 1778-2. If an application cannot be funded, the State Program
Official will be notified. Eligible applicants that cannot be funded
should be advised that funds are not available.

\(c\) [National Office review]{.underline}. Each year all funding
requests will be reviewed by the National Office starting November 1 and
will continue as long as funds are available except for the first year
in which funds are made available for this grant program. A review of
funding requests the first year will start 30 days after funds are made
available. Projects selected for funding will be considered based on the
priority criteria and available funds. Projects must compete on a
national basis for available funds, and the National Office will
allocate funds to State offices on a project by project basis.

\(d\) [Selection priorities]{.underline}. The priorities described below
will be used by the State Program Official to rate applications and by
the Assistant Administrator of Water and Waste to select projects for
funding. Points will be distributed as indicated in paragraphs (d)(1)
through (d)(5) of this section and will be considered in selecting
projects for funding. A copy of RUS Bulletins 1778-1 and 1778-2 used to
rate applications, should be placed in the case file for future
reference.

\(1\) [Population]{.underline}. The proposed project will serve an area
with a rural population:

\(i\) Not in excess of 1,500 ‑ 30 points.

\(ii\) More than 1,500 and not in excess of 3,000 ‑ 20 points.

\(iii\) More than 3,000 and not in excess of 5,000 ‑ 15 points.

\(2\) [Income]{.underline}. The median household income of population to
be served by the proposed project is:

\(i\) Not in excess of 70% of the statewide nonmetropolitan median
household income ‑ 30 points.

\(ii\) More than 70% and not in excess of 80% of the statewide
nonmetropolitan median household income ‑ 20 points.

\(iii\) More than 80% and not in excess of 90% of the statewide
nonmetropolitan median household income ‑ 10 points.

\(iv\) Over 90% of the statewide nonmetropolitan median household income
‑ 0 points.

\(3\) [Significant decline]{.underline}. Points will only be assigned
for one of the following paragraphs when the primary purpose of the
proposed project is to correct a significant decline in the:

\(i\) Quantity of water available from private individually owned wells
or other individual sources of water ‑ 30 points; or

\(ii\) Quantity of water available from an established system\'s source
of water ‑ 20 points; or

\(iii\) Quality of water available from private individually owned wells
or other individual sources of water ‑ 30 points; or

\(iv\) Quality of water available from an established system\'s source
of water ‑ 20 points.

\(4\) [Acute shortage]{.underline}. Grants made in accordance with
§1778.11(b) part to assist an established water system remedy an acute
shortage of quality water or correct a significant decline in the
quantity or quality of water that is available ‑ 10 points.

\(5\) [Discretionary]{.underline}. In certain cases the Administrator
may assign up to 30 points for items such as geographic distribution of
funds, rural residents hauling water, severe contamination levels, etc.

§1778.8 \[Reserved\]

§1778.9 [Uses]{.underline}.

Grant funds may be used for the following purposes:

\(a\) Waterline extensions from existing systems.

\(b\) Construction of new waterlines.

\(c\) Repairs to an existing system.

\(d\) Significant maintenance to an existing system.

\(e\) Construction of new wells, reservoirs, transmission lines,
treatment plants, and other sources of water.

\(f\) Equipment replacement.

\(g\) Connection and/or tap fees.

\(h\) Pay costs that were incurred within six months of the date an
application was filed with the Agency to correct an emergency situation
that would have been eligible for funding under this part.

\(i\) Any other appropriate purpose such as legal fees, engineering
fees, recording costs, environmental impact analyses, archaeological
surveys, possible salvage or other mitigation measures, planning,
establishing or acquiring rights associated with developing sources of,
treating, storing, or distributing water.

\(j\) Assist rural water systems to comply with the requirements of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) (FWPCA) or
the SDWA when such failure to comply is directly related to a recent
decline in quality of potable water. This would not apply to changes in
the requirements of FWPCA or SDWA.

§1778.10 [Restrictions]{.underline}.

\(a\) Grant funds may not be used to:

\(1\) Assist any city or town with a population in excess of 10,000
inhabitants according to the most recent decennial census of the United
States.

\(2\) Assist a rural area that has a median household income in excess
of the statewide nonmetropolitan median household income according to
the most recent decennial census of the United States.

\(3\) Finance facilities which are not modest in size, design, cost, and
are not directly related to correcting the potable water quantity or
quality problem.

\(4\) Pay loan or grant finder\'s fees.

\(5\) Pay any annual recurring costs that are considered to be
operational expenses.

\(6\) Pay rental for the use of equipment or machinery owned by the
rural community.

\(7\) Purchase existing systems.

\(8\) Refinance existing indebtedness, except for short‑term debt
incurred in accordance with §1778.9(h).

\(9\) Make reimbursement for projects developed with other grant funds.

\(10\) Finance facilities that are not for public use.

\(b\) Nothing in paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall preclude rural
areas from submitting joint proposals for assistance under this part.
Each entity applying for financial assistance under this part to fund
their share of a joint project will be considered individually.

§1778.11 [Maximum grants]{.underline}.

\(a\) Grants made to alleviate a significant decline in quantity or
quality of water available from the water supplies in rural areas that
occurred within two years of filing an application with the Agency
cannot exceed \$500,000.

\(b\) Grants made for repairs, partial replacement, or significant
maintenance on an established system to remedy an acute shortage or
significant decline in the quality or quantity of potable water cannot
exceed \$75,000.

\(c\) Grants under this part, subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section, shall be made for 100 percent of eligible project costs.

§1778.12 \[Reserved\]

§1778.13 [Set‑aside]{.underline}.

\(a\) At least 70 percent of all grants made under these grant programs
shall be for projects funded in accordance with §1778.11(a).

\(b\) At least 50 percent of the funds appropriated for this grant
program shall be allocated to rural areas with populations not in excess
of 3,000 inhabitants according to the most recent decennial census of
the United States.

§1778.14 [Other considerations]{.underline}.

\(a\) [Civil rights compliance requirements]{.underline}. All grants
made under this part are subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) as outlined in subpart E of part 1901 of
this title.

\(b\) [Environmental requirements]{.underline}. All projects must have
appropriate environmental reviews in accordance with RUS requirements.

\(c\) [Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition]{.underline}
[Policies Act (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.)]{.underline}. All projects must
comply with the requirements set forth in 7 CFR Part 21.

\(d\) [Flood and mudslide hazard area precautions]{.underline}. If the
project is located in a flood or mudslide area, then flood or mudslide
insurance must be provided as required in subpart A of part 1806 of this
title (RD  Instruction 426.2).

\(e\) [Governmentwide debarment and suspension]{.underline}
(nonprocurement) and requirements for drug‑free work place. All projects
must comply with the requirements set forth in the U.S. Department of
Agriculture regulations 7 CFR part 3017 and RD Instruction 1940‑M.

\(f\) [Intergovernmental review]{.underline}. All projects funded under
this part are subject to Executive Order 12372 (3 CFR, 1983 Comp., p.
197), which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local
officials. These requirements are set forth in U.S. Department of
Agriculture regulations 7 CFR part 3015, Subpart V, and RD Instruction
1940‑J.

§§1778.15 ‑ 1778.20 \[Reserved\]

§1778.21 [Application processing]{.underline}.

\(a\) To the extent possible, an application under this part will be
approved or disapproved within 60 days of the date that a complete
application and all related material is submitted to the Agency.

\(b\) The material submitted with the application should include the
Preliminary Engineer Report, population and median household income of
the area to be served, description of project, and nature of emergency
that caused the problem(s) being addressed by the project. The
documentation must clearly show that the applicant has had a significant
decline in the quantity and/or quality of potable water or an acute
shortage of potable water and the proposed project will eliminate the
problem. For projects to be funded in accordance with §1778.11 (a),
evidence must be furnished that a significant decline in quantity or
quality occurred within two years of filing the application with the
Agency.

\(c\) The processing office should assist the applicant in application
assembly and processing.

\(d\) Appropriate application review and approval procedures outlined in
subpart B of part 1780 of this chapter

\(e\) Each application for assistance will be carefully reviewed in
accordance with the priorities established in §1778.7. A priority rating
will be assigned to each application by the State Program Official.

\(f\) When the National Office has allocated funds to the State for a
project, applicable provisions outlined in subpart B of part 1780 of
this chapter will be followed in preparation of the grant docket. This
would include development of an operating budget showing that the
applicant can meet all its obligations and provide the intended
services.

\(g\) When favorable action will not be taken on an application, the
applicant will be notified in writing by the State Program Official of
the reasons why the request was not favorably considered. Notification
to the applicant will state that a review of this decision by the Agency
may be requested by the applicant in accordance with 7 CFR part 11.

\(h\) State Program Officials are authorized to approve grants made in
accordance with this part and RUS Staff Instruction 1780-1.

\(i\) Funds will be obligated and approval announcement made in
accordance with the provisions of subpart B of part 1780 of this
chapter.

§1778.22 [Planning development and procurement]{.underline}.

Planning development and procurement for grants made under this part
will be in accordance with subpart C of Part 1780 of this chapter. A
certification should be obtained from the State agency or the
Environmental Protection Agency if the State does not have primacy,
stating that the proposed improvements will be in compliance with
requirements of the SDWA.

§1778.23 [Grant closing and disbursement of funds]{.underline}.

\(a\) Grants will be closed in accordance with §1780.45 of part 1780 of
this chapter.

\(b\) RUS Bulletin 1780-12, "Water or Waste Grant Agreement,\" will be
executed by all applicants. State Program Officials are authorized to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Agency.

\(c\) The grant will be considered closed on the date RUS Bulletin
1780‑12 is signed by the Agency. The Finance Office will be notified of
the grant closing date. The Agency will retain the original of the Grant
Agreement.

\(d\) The Agency\'s policy is not to disburse grant funds from the
Treasury until they are actually needed by the applicant. Grant funds
will be disbursed by using multiple advances.

§§1778.24 ‑ 1778.30 \[Reserved\]

§1778.31 [Performing development]{.underline}.

\(a\) Applicable provisions of subpart C of part 1780 of this chapter
will be followed in performing development for grants made under this
part.

\(b\) After filing an application in accordance with §1778.21 and when
immediate action is necessary, the State Program Official may concur in
an applicant\'s request to proceed with construction before funds are
obligated provided the RUS environmental are complied with. The
applicant must be advised in writing that:

\(1\) Any authorization to proceed or any concurrence in bid awards,
contract concurrence, or other project development activity, is not a
commitment by the Agency to provide grant funds under this part.

\(2\) The Agency is not liable for any debt incurred by the applicant in
the event that funds are not provided under this part.

§1778.32 [Grant cancellation]{.underline}.

The State Program Official may prepare and execute Form RD 1940‑10,
\"Cancellation of U.S. Treasury Check and/or Obligation,\" in accordance
with the Forms Manual Insert. If the docket has been forwarded to OGC,
that office should receive a copy of Form RD 1940‑10. The applicant\'s
attorney and engineer may be provided a copy of Form RD 1940‑10. A copy
should also be sent to the National Office, Attention: Water and Waste,
STOP 1570.

§1778.33 \[Reserved\]

§1778.34 [Grant servicing.]{.underline}

\(a\) Grants will be serviced in accordance with §1951.215 of subpart E
of part 1951 of this title and subpart O of part 1951 of this title.

\(b\) The grantee will provide an audit report in accordance with
§1780.47 of part 1780 of this chapter.

§1778.35 [Subsequent grants]{.underline}.

Subsequent grants will be processed in accordance with the requirements
set forth in this part. The initial and subsequent grants made to
complete a previously approved project must comply with the maximum
grant requirements set forth in §1778.11.

§1778.36 \[Reserved\]

§1778.37 [Forms, Instructions and Bulletins]{.underline}.

Bulletins, instructions and forms referenced are for use in
administering grants made under this part and are available from any
USDA/Rural Development office or the Rural Utilities Service, United
States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250-1500.

§§1778.38 ‑ 1778.99 \[Reserved\]

§1778.100 [OMB control number]{.underline}.

The reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained in this part has
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget and assigned OMB
control number 0575‑0074. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average two hours per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of
Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404‑W, Washington, D.C.
20250; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program

Project Selection Criteria

State Program Official\'s Project Score
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Name of Applicant
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State \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
County\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Congressional District No. \_\_\_\_\_

Grant Request \$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Initial or
Subsequent \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Priorities Points

A. Population: The proposed project will serve a

rural area with a population:

1\. Not in excess of 1,500. ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\-\-\-\-\--‑\> 30

2\. More than 1,500 and not in excess of 3,000 ‑‑\--‑\> 20

3\. More than 3,000 and not in excess of 5,000. ‑\--‑\> 15

B. Income: The median household income of population

to be served by the proposed project is:

1\. Not in excess of 70% of the statewide

nonmetropolitan median household income. ‑‑‑-\> 30

2\. More than 70% and not in excess of 80% of the

statewide nonmetropolitan median household

income.
\-\-\--‑‑‑\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--‑-\>
20

3\. More than 80% and not in excess of 90% of the

statewide nonmetropolitan median household

income.
‑‑\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--‑‑\-\-\-\--\>
10

4\. More than 90% of the statewide nonmetropolitan

median household income. ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\-\--‑‑‑‑‑\> 0

C. The proposed project will correct a:

1\. Quantity of water available from private

individually owned wells or other sources

of water. ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑\--‑‑\> 30

2\. Quality of water available from private,

individually owned wells or other individual

sources of water. ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑\> 30

3\. Quantity of water available from an established

system\'s source of water. ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑\> 20

4\. Quality of water available from an established

system\'s source of water. ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑-‑‑‑\> 20

D. Acute shortage: Grants made in accordance with §1778.11(b)

of this part to assist an established water system, remedy

an acute shortage of quality water, or correct a significant

decline in the quantity or quality of water that is available.‑‑‑‑‑-‑‑\>
10

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State Program Official Date

Instructions: In parts A‑D circle the points for those priorities that
are met by the proposed project and enter the total project score on
page one. The State Program Official can recommend discretionary points
by providing a written justification in RUS Bulletin 1778-2 of this
part. Discretionary points will be assigned by the Agency Administrator.

TO: Assistant Administrator, RUS

Water and Waste

STOP: 1570

Washington, DC 20250

State
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Name of
Applicant\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Total project costs
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Amount of grant requested
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Is the population of area served less than 5,000 ‑‑\--‑‑‑‑\> \_\_\_Yes
\_\_\_No

Is the amount of grant limited to \$500,000 ‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\--‑‑‑‑‑\>
\_\_\_Yes \_\_\_No

Is the amount of grant limited to \$75,000 ‑‑‑\-\-\-\-\--‑‑‑‑‑‑-‑\>
\_\_\_Yes \_\_\_No

Description of proposed facility and emergency it will correct. If you
recommend that the Administrator assign discretionary points, a complete
written justification must accompany this attachment. The justification
must include the nature and date of the emergency that the project will
correct. You should include such information as decline in quantity that
causes rural residents to haul water or contaminate levels that severely
affect the quality of the drinking water. If additional space is needed,
attach separate sheet.

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State Program Official Date

FOR USE BY NATIONAL OFFICE

Administrator\'s Discretionary Points \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Total Project Score \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Instructions: RUS Bulletin 1778-2 is the transmittal memorandum used for
requesting funds from the National Office. Complete RUS Bulletin 1778-2
and attach to front of each RUS Bulletin 1778-1 submitted to the
National Office.