New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 1A - WATER SUPPLY LOAN PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - LOAN PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:1A-2.4 - Application procedures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) To apply for a water supply loan, an applicant shall comply with all the pertinent requirements of this section. The application shall be submitted to the Department on the forms provided for that purpose.
(b) An applicant for a water supply loan shall submit:
1. A completed loan application;
2. A description of how it plans to repay the loan and pay any other expenses necessary to fully complete and implement the project, the steps it has taken to implement this plan, and the steps it plans to take before receiving the loan that will guarantee that at the time of the signing of the loan award document it will be irrevocably committed to repay the loan and pay any other expenses necessary to fully complete, implement, operate and maintain the project;
3. Evidence that all Federal, State, regional and local agencies with jurisdiction over the area have been notified of the project, including but not limited to the applicable municipal planning board and environmental commission; county planning board and environmental commission; any areawide or regional agencies concerned; and any interconnected or other water systems that may be affected;
4. A written explanation of the need for the project along with distribution system maps of the project area(s);
5. A complete proposal outlining the problem, cause and effect of these problems, and the proposed solution along with a discussion of alternatives to the proposed solution. In the case of loans to address water supply contamination problems, a feasibility study, as approved by the Department, shall be submitted. In the case of rehabilitation loans, measures to insure a safe, continuous and adequately protected water supply to the affected project areas shall be included, as applicable. In the case of rehabilitation loans for pump stations and storage tanks and loans for treatment facilities, justification to the satisfaction of the Department for the proposed solution shall be included, including, but not limited to, a technical analysis, a professional certification, unresolved Departmental administrative orders, unresolved Departmental directive letters, evidence of verifiable system failures and malfunctions, or other justifications as deemed acceptable by the Department;
6. A proposed construction schedule for the project;
7. Proposed financial arrangements for both construction of the project and sale of water between the purveyors concerned, if any, and written confirmation that the proposed arrangements are acceptable to both purveyors and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, if applicable;
8. All other forms, agreements and subagreements the Department may require;
9. An estimate of preliminary, developmental, and construction costs by unit prices for the project. Labor, equipment, materials, supplies, overhead and contractor's and consultant's profit with supporting background and summary sheets may be requested by the Department to substantiate the estimates of unit costs. Total project costs and those project costs that the applicant anticipates to be eligible for a loan shall be separately summarized;
10. A brief description of the environmental impact of the proposed project, including brief identifications of environmental impacts of the proposed project on water quality, plant and animal life, project site land characteristics, historical sites and other environmental factors; and
11. Proof of ownership of the project, and the real property on which it is located, or the capability to use that property for water supply purposes;
12. All documentation and other information as may be necessary for the Department to adequately determine the applicant's priority point total pursuant to 7:1A-3.2, 4.2, 5.2 or 7.4(a), as appropriate.