Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 14 - Drinking Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund Program Regulations - DW SRF Lead Service Line Replacement Intended Use Plan › Section 33-14-III - Structure of the Mississippi DWSIRLF

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi DWSIRLF BIL LSLR is structured around one fund.
				The portion of the fund designated for projects will consist of 49% principal
				forgiveness. The balance of the project fund will be repaid. This will sustain
				the Base DWSIRLF program and help it to achieve its respective goals. The funds
				are broken down further into designated accounts, each having a specific
				function.
A.
DWSIRLF BIL LSLR
			 Loan/Operations Fund
Monies in the Fund support a majority of the functions of the
				DWSIRLF LSLR. These functions include program administration, set-aside
				operations, and most importantly provide disbursements to public water systems
				for eligible projects. The DWSIRLF LSLR is a reimbursement program, meaning
				that after the loan is awarded, costs associated with planning, designing, and
				constructing the project are reimbursed to the recipient. Cap grants from EPA
				will be deposited into this Fund's account.
1 USEPA, Combined SRF Implementation
				of BIL Memo, March 8, 2022
1. Types of
			 Eligible Projects:
Lead Service Line Replacement projects and associated
				activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and
				replacement of lead service lines are eligible for funding by the Program. 100%
				of lead service lines must be replaced for lead service line projects,
				including privately and publicly-owned portions of the line.
100% of the service line replaced is defined by replacing pipes
				up to the point of premise plumbing. The portion of the service line that is
				DWSIRLF-eligible (refer to Figure 1) is the entire service line from the public
				water main to the point at which it connects with premise plumbing. Premise
				plumbing is defined as piping on the other side of the isolation valve. That
				connection may be inside or outside of homes and buildings. Note that premise
				plumbing is not eligible for DWSIRLF funding.
The DWSIRLF Program could consider whether reasonable cost for
				repair to the private-owned structure, if damaged during privately-owned LSL
				replacement, is eligible for DWSIRLF funding.
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Source: EPA, Addressing Lead in Drinking Water with the DWSRF,
				816-F-18-005, March 2019.
2.
			 Set-aside Accounts:
The set-aside accounts reside under the umbrella of the Fund
				and are distinctly designated by reporting categories. A listing of the
				set-asides taken by Mississippi includes the following as part of the FFY-2022
				IUP:
a. Administrative Set-aside:
			 Provides financial support to administer the LSLR loan Program and other
			 non-project-related activities.
b.
			 Small System Technical Assistance Set-aside: Provides technical assistance to
			 small water systems.
c. State
			 Program Management Set-aside: Provides additional financial support to MSDH -
			 Bureau of Public Water Supply for Public Water System Supervision Program -
			 Lead and Copper Revised Rule.
d.
			 Local Assistance and Other State Programs: Provides funding for small systems
			 to inventory their systems in support of identifying potential lead service
			 lines for replacement.