Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title VII - Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund › Chapter 93 - Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Set-aside Programs › Rule 567-93.4 - Onsite Wastewater System Assistance Program

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Onsite wastewater system
				assistance program.
Assistance under the onsite wastewater treatment
				system assistance program shall be in the form of low-interest loans made by
				participating lending institutions through a linked deposit arrangement with
				the CWSRF. The following eligibility conditions and restrictions apply to such
				assistance.
a.
Location
				restrictions.
Assistance is available for the improvement or
				rehabilitation of onsite wastewater treatment systems serving homes that do not
				have a connection to a publicly owned treatment works.
b.
County eligibility.
Assistance shall be provided only for systems located in counties that have an
				environmental health program meeting minimum standards for onsite sewage
				systems. The department shall maintain for public record a list of all counties
				meeting such standards. At a minimum, counties must carry out statutory
				responsibilities as provided in Iowa Code section
				455B172.
				as well as provide for the following measures. The department will adopt
				guidance in cooperation with county boards of health to evaluate the adequacy
				of county programs.
(1) Proper site
				evaluations to determine the appropriate design and size of onsite wastewater
				treatment systems prior to permitting and installation.
(2) Inspection of onsite systems by a
				qualified inspector at the time of renovation or construction.
(3) Enforcement of existing monitoring
				requirements, in accordance with rule
				567-692.
				(455B), for existing, permitted onsite systems with secondary treatment which
				discharge aboveground, such as those authorized by NPDES General Permit No. 4
				in rule
				567-646.
				(455B).
(4) Assurance of regular
				system maintenance and monitoring for the life of the loan for those systems
				receiving assistance under the onsite wastewater systems assistance
				program.
c.
Eligible project costs.
The amount of assistance available shall be
				limited to the total costs deemed necessary, reasonable, and directly related
				to the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an onsite treatment system
				needed to meet state or local standards for onsite systems. Eligible costs
				include all costs directly related to the design, permitting and construction
				of an onsite wastewater treatment system.
d.
Applicant eligibility.
Assistance is limited to applicants who meet the applicable provisions of
				567-Chapter 69 and all other local provisions for the siting and construction
				of onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems.
e.
Project eligibility.
Assistance can be provided only for the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement
				of existing onsite wastewater treatment and distribution systems. Assistance is
				not available for new housing. A system serving an equivalent of 16 individuals
				or more (with an average daily flow of 1500 gallons or more) is considered a
				public system (requiring permitting by the DNR) and is not eligible under this
				program.