Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 17 - Drinking Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund Program Regulations DW SRF Base Intended Use Plan › Section 33-17-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
				FFY-2024 EPA Capitalization Grant amount of $6,291,000, the state plans to use
				$1,676,265 of the FFY-2024 Federal Capitalization grant to support the
				non-project-related drinking water programs activities. The state plans to
				utilize $4,322,968 of the BIL Supplemental Cap Grant amount for set-aside
				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-2024 Local Assistance and Other State Programs
				set-aside but reserves the right to make revisions to utilize additional funds
				from this set-aside.
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 Set-Asides that
				can be taken (the greatest of: $400,000, 1/5 percent of the current valuation
				of the fund, or an amount equal to 4 percent of all grant awards to the fund
				for the fiscal year). The State plans to use the maximum allowable for
				"Administrative" purposes from the FFY2024 Cap Grant. The State also plans to
				use a percentage for "Administrative" purposes from the FFY2024 BIL
				Supplemental Cap Grant. Costs beyond this amount will be paid from the funds
				generated by the 5% administrative fee taken from loan repayments.
The state will continue to exercise its right to reserve the
				administrative amounts from previous Cap Grants. Reserving previous years' 4%
				administrative set-aside can ensure that the Program will continue to operate
				with an adequate DWSIRLF staff for proper management of the Program.
B.
Small System Technical
			 Assistance
The state will use the Small Systems Technical Assistance (Up
				to 2%) set-aside from the FFY-2024 Cap Grant and the BIL Supplemental Cap Grant
				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; Hands-on
				Operator Training; and Asset Management 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 E to this IUP.
C.
State Program
			 Management
The state intends to utilize these funds which is allowed up to
				a 10% set-aside from the FFY-2024 Cap grant, 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 F to this IUP.
The SDWA-DWSRF amendments in the 2018 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 $629,100 (10%) of the 15% set-aside
				amount which is allowed from the FFY-2024 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. See Appendix
				G.
The state intends to use $2,636,800 (10%) of the 15% BIL Supp
				set-aside amount which is allowed from the FFY-2024 Cap grant to provide
				funding for consolidation and regionalization projects throughout the state.
				These funds will be used to survey the State's drinking water system to
				identify, plan, and assist water systems in consolidation or regionalization to
				create a more sustainable model that best serves the consumers of Mississippi's
				drinking water. See Appendix L.