New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 9 - SOLID WASTE › Part 25 - FACILITY GRANT FUND › Section 20.9.25.10 - PRIORITY RANKING FOR FACILITY GRANTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Purpose. This section provides the
				procedures to rank applications so that highest priority is based on greatest
				need without ability to fund activity by other sources. These procedures also
				provide a mechanism to ensure an equitable and reasonable allocation of funds
				where there are not sufficient funds available to fund all eligible projects
				for which applications have been received.
B. Elements of Ranking Criteria.
(1) Applications shall be ranked on each of
				the criteria listed in this section. Each element shall be awarded a value from
				0 to 10, with 10 being the optimum value. The sum of the numbers awarded each
				element multiplied by the weight given the element, will equal the total score
				of the application, which will determine its rank when compared to other
				applications. Maximum points attainable are 1,100.
(2)
Criteria:
Weight
(a) Fiscal capacity/self-funding capability. Points
							 will be awarded to the extent that local resources, including bonding capacity,
							 gross receipts taxing authority, are unavailable or inadequate for use on the
							 proposed project. The greater the absence of local funding capacity, the higher
							 the score:
(i) complete absence of funding capacity
(ii) available funding 1% to 29%
(iii) available funding 30% to 59%
25
10 pts.
6 pts
3 pts.
(b) Ability to sustain operation w/o additional
							 grant funding. Points will be awarded to the extent that the applicant can
							 demonstrate sufficient financial support or revenues to sustain the operation
							 of any facility or system after this award without additional grant funding.
							 The greater the ability to sustain operation without additional grant funding
							 the higher the score.
(i) Sufficient support
(ii) Insufficient support
10
10 pts.
0 pts.
(c) Estimated beneficial time period (i.e., life of
							 facility). Points will be awarded based on the length of time which any
							 facility or improvement will satisfy the requirements of the affected
							 geographical area. The greater the length of time (up to twenty-five years) of
							 beneficial use the higher the score.
(i) Minimum of 25 years
(ii) Minimum of 10 but fewer than 25 years
10
10 pts.
6 pts
(d) Size of target area/population served. One point
							 will be awarded for each 1,000 population increment served up to 10 points.
							 Credit will be given to combined populations in the event of joint
							 applications. The larger the target area/population served, the higher the
							 score. One point for each 1,000 population.
10
(e) Ability to operate and maintain 10
							 facility/system. Points will be awarded to the extent that the applicant can
							 demonstrate satisfactory ability to operate and maintain any proposed facility.
							 Such demonstration may include past facility/system operating experience or
							 professional qualifications of key personnel. The greater the demonstrated
							 ability to operate and maintain the proposed facility the higher the
							 score.
(i) Good ability
(ii) Fair ability
(iii) Poor ability
10
10 pts.
5 pts.
0 pts.
(f) Demonstration of project need. Points will be
							 awarded based on the extent to which any project is necessary. The more severe
							 the project need for the project the higher the score.
(i) Severe need
(ii) Moderate need
20
10 pts.
5 pts.
(g) Regulatory non-compliance and nature of
							 violations. Points will be awarded based on the extent to which any proposed
							 facility or improvement will remedy underlying causes for regulatory
							 non-compliance. The greater the significance of the corrected violation(s) in
							 terms of protecting public health and the environment the higher the
							 score.
(i) 100% correction of significant violations
(ii) Correction unaffected by project
10
10 pts.
0 pts.
(h) Project Urgency. Up to 10 points will be awarded
							 based on the urgency of need for the project. The greater the urgency the
							 higher the score.
(i) Project needed within 6 months
(ii) Protect needed within 6 to 12 months
5
10 pts.
5 pts.
(i) Regionalization Effort. Up to 10 points will be
							 awarded to the extent that an application is jointly made by more than one
							 municipality or county. The greater the regionalization effort the higher the
							 score.
(i) Project servicing the entirety of at least three
							 counties
(ii) Project servicing the entirety of at least two
							 counties
(iii) Project servicing the entirety of at least one
							 county
10
10 pts.
5 pts.
2 pts.