Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 365 - PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING LOANS FROM THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN PROGRAM › Subpart C - LOAN APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 365.320 - Project Plan

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Loan
				applicants shall submit to the Agency a Project Plan, with its initial Funding
				Nomination Form, that shall consist of plans and studies that are directly
				related to the construction or implementation of the proposed project. The
				Project Plan shall provide documentation on the need for the project for which
				loan assistance is being requested.
b) Planning previously or collaterally
				accomplished under local, State or federal programs may be utilized to the
				extent applicable. If any information required to be furnished as part of a
				Project Plan has been developed separately, it shall be furnished and
				incorporated by reference in the Project Plan.
c) When applicable, the loan applicant shall
				also submit drafts of any intergovernmental agreements or demonstrations of
				legal authority necessary for project implementation.
d) The Project Plan may include more than one
				construction project.
e) The
				Project Plan shall include the following supporting data:
1) A complete description of the selected
				wastewater treatment system or other systems, identification of any existing
				violations of federal or State regulations, and identification of the needs to
				be addressed by the proposed project;
2) A discussion of the technical, financial,
				managerial, and environmental considerations that form the basis for the loan
				applicant's selection of the recommended project, including an evaluation
				regarding the elimination of infiltration and inflow if applicable. When
				appropriate to the project scope, the following issues shall be addressed:
A) The relationship of the capacity of the
				selected alternative to the needs to be served, including reserve
				capacity;
B) Identification of
				current and proposed effluent discharge limitations and water quality standards
				for the proposed treatment works or facilities, as required by Title IV of the
				CWA and 35 Ill. Adm. Code: Subtitle C;
C) A discussion of the operational
				requirements for the selected alternative and provisions for the ultimate
				disposal of sludge materials from the wastewater treatment process;
D) An inventory of the relative environmental
				impacts of the selected alternative and a discussion of the measures that would
				be required during design and construction to mitigate or minimize negative
				environmental impacts; and
E)
				Adequate basis of design information for the selected alternative to confirm
				the reasonability of cost estimates;
3) A detailed description of the alternative
				selected for loan assistance, including preliminary engineering data, complete
				cost estimates for design and construction, one or more
				8.5 by 11 inch
				site map or maps locating areas of construction and indirect impacts, and a
				projected schedule for completion. The engineering data shall include, to the
				extent appropriate, flow diagrams, unit process descriptions, detention times,
				flow rates, unit capacities, etc., sufficient to demonstrate that the project
				proposed will be designed in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 370;
4) Any required comments or approvals from
				relevant federal, State, interstate, regional or local agencies;
5) An implementation plan for the proposed
				recommendations, including necessary financial arrangements for the operation
				and maintenance of the project and repayment of the proposed loan amount, as
				well as the impact of these costs on the system users; and
6) Information sufficient to support a
				determination as to whether any portion of the project addresses green
				infrastructure, energy efficient improvements, or other environmentally
				innovative activities.