Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 76 - Alaska Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Funds › Article 1 - Alaska Clean Water Fund › 18 AAC 76.030 - Application process

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will review and approve an
				application for financial assistance from the Alaska clean water fund according
				to criteria set out in
				18 AAC 76.005 -
				18 AAC 76.100. To apply for
				financial assistance, an applicant must submit
(1) a completed application on forms provided
				by the department;
(2) a resolution
				adopted by the applicant's governing body that authorizes the application and
				acceptance of the assistance;
(3)
				certification from the applicant's attorney that the applicant has the legal
				authority to incur the debt that will be created by the financial assistance
				sought;
(4) unless the department
				does not consider a project facility plan necessary in order to evaluate the
				project adequately, a project facility plan for a wastewater treatment
				facility, prepared and signed by a registered engineer, that demonstrates that
(A) for a project subject to
				33 U.S.C.
				1383(c)(1),
(i) the project will apply best practicable
				waste treatment technology as defined in
				40 C.F.R.
				35.2005(b)(7), as amended
				through June 25, 1997;
(ii) more
				than one technology was considered in selecting the project design
				concept;
(iii) opportunities to
				construct revenue-producing facilities and to make more efficient uses of
				energy and resources were considered;
(iv) any related wastewater collection system
				is not subject to excessive infiltration or inflow;
(v) innovative and alternative treatment
				technologies were evaluated;
(vi)
				potential recreational and open space opportunities were analyzed;
(vii) the selected treatment option is the
				most cost-effective, feasible alternative studied; and
(viii) the proposed project will not have a
				significant negative environmental impact, as determined by the department,
				using criteria and standards set out in
				18 AAC 76.040; or
(B) for a project that is not
				subject to 33 U.S.C.
				1383(c)(1),
(i) the selected treatment option is the most
				cost-effective, feasible alternative studied; and
(ii) the proposed project will not have a
				significant negative environmental impact, using criteria and standards set out
				in 18 AAC 76.040;
(5) before proceeding
				with final design or construction, certification in a form provided by the
				department that the applicant
(A) has studied
				and evaluated the cost and effectiveness of the processes, materials,
				techniques, and technologies for carrying out the proposed project or activity
				for which assistance is sought under this chapter; and
(B) has selected, to the maximum extent
				practicable, a project or activity that maximizes the potential for efficient
				water use, reuse, recapture, and conservation, and energy conservation, taking
				into account
(i) the cost of constructing the
				project or activity;
(ii) the cost
				of operating and maintaining the project or activity over the life of the
				project or activity; and
(iii) the
				cost of replacing the project or activity; or
(C) may alternatively seek to satisfy the
				information required by the department in accordance with (4) of this
				subsection, if the department determines it is appropriate;
(6) documentation of the
				availability of, and the commitment to use, one or more dedicated sources of
				revenue for repayment of the financial assistance;
(7) certification that a separate account
				within the applicant's accounting system has been established through which
				financial assistance received from the Alaska clean water fund will be
				administered;
(8) a
				value-engineering study if total building costs will exceed $10,000,000, unless
				the department waives this requirement;
(9) a financial capability assessment for the
				proposed project, on a form provided by the department, that demonstrates the
				applicant's ability to repay the financial assistance as required in
				18 AAC 76.050 and to operate and
				maintain the facility;
(10) plans
				and specifications for the project, prepared and signed by a registered
				engineer, with a summary of design criteria;
(11) for a publicly owned treatment works
				proposed for repair, replacement, or expansion and that is eligible for
				assistance under 33 U.S.C.
				1383(c)(1), a fiscal
				sustainability plan; the applicant must submit the plan not later than the time
				of submission of the final disbursement request; the plan
(A) must include
(i) an inventory of critical assets that are
				a part of the treatment works;
(ii)
				an evaluation of the condition and performance of inventoried assets or asset
				groupings;
(iii) a certification
				that the recipient has evaluated and will be implementing water and energy
				conservation efforts as part of the plan; and
(iv) a plan for maintaining, repairing, and,
				as necessary, replacing the treatment works, including how those activities
				will be funded; and
(B)
				is subject to the department's certification that the plan meets the
				requirements of (A) of this paragraph;
(12) any other information that the applicant
				believes will help demonstrate eligibility for financial assistance;
				and
(13) any other information
				requested by the department.