Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 9 - Drinking Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund Program Regulations › Section 33-9-V - Set-Aside Activities

Current through June 25, 2024
The SDWA allows each state to set-aside up to 31 percent of
				its federal Cap grant to support non-project-related drinking water programs
				which includes administration of the loan program, technical assistance to
				public water systems, state program management, and other special activities.
				The state plans to use $2,174,080 of the FFY-2017 Federal Capitalization grant
				to support the non-project-related drinking water programs activities. These
				non-project-related programs will be operated by MSDH within the agency itself
				or through contracts with other agencies or organizations. Contracts between
				the MSDH and other agencies or organizations will be approved by the Board.
				Work plans showing how the set-asides funds will be expended are included as
				appendices within this IUP; additionally, progress reports will be included in
				the Annual Report. The state has elected not to take any additional set-asides
				from the FFY-2017 Local Assistance and Other State Programs set-aside, but
				reserves the right to make revisions to utilize additional funds from this
				set-aside. The amount of funds used from the FFY-2017 Cap Grant-Local
				Assistance and Other State Programs assistance set-aside will be $750,000
				(8.79%).
A.
Administration
The SDWA-DWSRF amendments in the 2017 Water Infrastructure
				Improvements for the Nation Act ( Pub. L. 114-332 ) (2017 WIIN Act - EPA
				memorandum dated June 6, 2017) states that the "Administrative" amount used may
				be the greater of $400,000 or 4% of the Cap Grant amount. The State plans to
				use $400,000 for "Administrative" purposes since it is greater than 4% of the
				FFY2017 Cap Grant. Costs beyond this amount will be paid from the funds
				generated by the 5% administrative fee taken from loan repayments. This change
				will increase the total set-aside amount taken from the FFY-2017.
The state will continue to exercise its right to reserve the
				Administrative amounts from previous Cap Grants; the FFY-2008 Capitalization
				Grant ($325,840), the remaining balance of the FFY-2010 Cap Grant ($282,500),
				the FFY-2011 Cap Grant ($392,080), the FFY-2014 Cap Grant ($366,360), the
				FFY-2015 Cap Grant ($363,960) and the FFY-2016 Cap Grant ($344,280). These
				amounts may be taken from future capitalization grants for administration of
				the Program if needed. Reserving previous years' 4% administrative set-aside
				will ensure that the Program will continue to operate with an adequate DWSIRLF
				staff for proper management of the Program. The reserved set-aside amounts are
				based on the original capitalization grants awarded during those previous
				fiscal years.
B.
Small System Technical Assistance
Standard Capitalization Grant
The state will use the Small Systems Technical Assistance (2%)
				set-aside from the FFY-2017 Cap Grant ($170,680) to provide technical
				assistance to public water systems serving areas with populations of 10,000 or
				less. With approval by the Board, the state intends to use this set-aside to
				fund contracts for the following activities: Special Technical Assistance to
				Referred Systems; Board Management Training for Water System Officials; On-Site
				Technical Assistance; PEER Review Program; and Hands-on Operator Training. Each
				of these activities is described in detail in the State of Mississippi's Small
				Systems Technical Assistance Set-Aside Work Plan included as Appendix F to this
				IUP.
C.
State Program
			 Management
Standard Capitalization Grant
The state intends to use the full 10% set-aside from the
				FFY-2017 Cap grant ($853,400), as authorized by Section 1452(g)(2) of the Safe
				Drinking Water Act of 1996 for State Program Management. The funds will be used
				for Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) activities conducted under Section
				1443(a) of the Act. These activities are described in more detail in the State
				of Mississippi's State Program Management Set-aside Annual Work Plan included
				as Appendix G to this IUP.
The SDWA-DWSRF amendments in the 2017 Water Infrastructure
				Improvements for the Nation Act ( Pub. L. 114-332 ) (2017 WIIN Act - EPA
				memorandum dated June 6, 2017) removed the requirement for the State 1:1 match
				for the 10% State Program Management set-aside.
D.
Local Assistance and Other State
			 Programs
The state intends to use $750,000 (8.71%) of the 15% set-aside
				amount which is allowed from the FFY-2017 Cap grant to provide funding for
				wellhead protection projects throughout the state. These funds will be used to
				properly abandon inactive wells that pose a risk to existing active public
				water supply source water wells, as well as the environment.