Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 5 - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › Section R18-15-504 - Drinking Water Planning and Design Assistance

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Planning and design assistance to a
				specific drinking water facility, excluding a nonprofit noncommunity water
				system, shall assist that facility to achieve or enhance its legal, financial,
				technical, or managerial capability to facilitate the design, construction,
				acquisition, improvement, or consolidation of a community water system. The
				Board shall approve funds available for planning and design assistance in the
				annual Drinking Water Technical Assistance Intended Use Plan. The Board may
				determine that no assistance will be offered for the annual funding
				cycle.
B. To be eligible to receive
				planning and design assistance under the Drinking Water Technical Assistance
				Program, the applicant shall demonstrate the applicant owns a drinking water
				facility, excluding a nonprofit noncommunity water system. An eligible
				applicant shall apply for planning and design assistance on or before a date
				specified by the Authority and on an application form specified by the
				Authority.
C. An applicant shall
				commit to a matching contribution toward the total project cost as specified in
				the Request for Applications. The matching contribution may include cash
				contributions or in-kind contributions. The Board may waive or modify the
				applicant's match requirement according to criteria established in the Request
				for Applications.
D. The Authority
				shall solicit, evaluate, and award planning and design assistance in accordance
				with A.R.S. §
									41-2702.
E. The Authority shall evaluate the
				applications received to determine which projects are eligible under the Safe
				Drinking Water Act,
				42
				U.S.C. 300f to
				300j-26.
				Eligible applications shall specify a demonstrated need of the applicant for
				assistance in securing financial assistance for development and implementation
				of a drinking water capital improvement project.
F. The Authority shall determine planning and
				design assistance awards based on the amount of funding available. If funding
				is limited, all eligible projects may not be funded. The Authority shall
				provide the planning and design assistance award recommendations to the Board
				for review and approval at a public meeting. The Board may adopt, modify, or
				reject the Authority's recommendations in whole or in part.
G. Within 30 days after the adoption of the
				planning and design assistance awards at a public meeting, the Authority shall
				notify all applicants whether or not they received an award.
H. An unsuccessful applicant may submit an
				appeal in writing according to A.R.S. §
									41-2704.
I. The Authority and the applicant
				shall enter into a planning and design assistance agreement that shall include
				at a minimum:
1. A scope of work,
2. The amount awarded,
3. The amount of the local match
				required,
4. A final project budget
				and timeline, and
5. Reporting
				requirements.