Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 5 - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE › Section R18-15-503 - Clean Water Planning and Design Assistance

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Planning and design assistance to a
				specific wastewater treatment facility shall assist that system to achieve or
				enhance its legal, financial, technical, or managerial capability to facilitate
				the design, construction, acquisition, improvement, or consolidation of the
				wastewater treatment facility. Projects for any other purpose permitted by the
				Clean Water Act including nonpoint source projects are also eligible. The Board
				shall approve funds available for planning and design assistance in the annual
				Clean 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 Clean Water Technical Assistance Program, the
				applicant shall demonstrate the applicant is eligible under
				R18-15-201.
				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 Clean
				Water Act,
				33 U.S.C.
				1381 to
				1387.
				Eligible applications shall specify a demonstrated need of the applicant for
				assistance in securing financial assistance for development and implementation
				of a wastewater capital improvement project or stormwater or nonpoint source
				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 in accordance with 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.