Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › WATER DIVISION - OPERATOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM › Chapter 335-11-1 - CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM › Section 335-11-1-.11 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
				Pre-Applications for CWSRF assistance may be submitted at anytime during the
				year. Projects subject to subsidy must submit applications on or before the
				date established by the Department.
(2) Full applications for CWSRF assistance
				shall be submitted by the deadline established each year by the Department or
				by the date agreed upon by the Department and the applicant. The application
				shall include full and complete documentation and any supplementary materials
				that the Department may require.
(3) Submissions that do not substantially
				comply with this chapter shall not be processed, and shall be returned to the
				applicant.
(4) The following shall
				be submitted when applying for CWSRF assistance:
(a) A complete application form, with
				supporting documents;
(b) A
				resolution passed by the public body authorizing the filing of an application
				for assistance, specifying the individual authorized to sign the application on
				behalf of the applicant. If two or more public bodies are involved in the
				project, a resolution is required from each, indicating the lead applicant and
				the authorized representative;
(c)
				Statement of assurances as provided by the Department;
(d) Plans and specifications for the
				project;
(e) Project cost
				breakdown;
(f) Projected cash flow
				schedule;
(g) Construction
				schedule;
(h) For publicly-owned
				treatment works or projects dependant on sewer revenues for repayment, a copy
				of the sewer use ordinance and residential user charge rates;
(i) Site certificate from the applicant's
				legal counsel and the authorized representative as to title or mechanism to
				obtain title necessary for project sites and easements;
(j) Certification that the applicant has
				received any required NPDES permits from the Department for operation of the
				project;
(k) A statement from the
				applicant indicating that it has not violated any federal, state, or local law
				pertaining to fraud, bribery, graft, kickback, collusion, or conflicts of
				interest relating to or in connection with the planning, design, and
				construction of the project;
(l) An
				environmental information document in such format as the Department may
				require;
(m) For assistance
				provided to publicly owned treatment works, if the sanitary sewer system is
				subject to excessive inflow/infiltration, assurance must be provided by the
				applicant that the necessary repairs will be made in a timely manner.
(n) A statement from the applicant which
				indicates if it used the services of a person for planning or design of the
				project whose name appears on the Federal list of debarments, suspensions and
				voluntary exclusions;
(o) Executed
				intermunicipal agreements, if required;
(p) Draft engineering agreements for
				construction services which specify engineering and inspection costs to be
				funded from CWSRF Funds;
(q) A
				description of how the applicant plans to repay the fund loan with supporting
				documentation as required by the Department; and,
(r) Any other information the Department may
				require to ensure the eligibility of the project and to evaluate the financial,
				technical, and managerial capacity of the applicant.