South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources › Article 74:05 - Water development › Chapter 74:05:11 - Drinking water state revolving fund program › Section 74:05:11:06 - Project priority rating system

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each potential drinking water works project shall be assigned points
	 based on the criteria in the following table:
Priority Criteria
Priority Points
(1) Occurrences of nitrates, fecal coliform, or E. Coli
				bacteria in samples within the past three years have exceeded the allowable
				limits as defined in chapter 74:04:12, and this project will address the
				suspected cause of these occurrences;
150 points
occurrences of an emerging contaminant in samples within the
				past three years, and this project will address the suspected cause of these
				occurrences or provide an alternative water source to replace a source or
				sources contaminated with an emerging contaminant; or
100 points
occurrences of chronic primary drinking water contaminants in
				samples within the past three years have exceeded the allowable limits as
				defined in chapter 74:04:12 or the system is in violation of a treatment
				technique, and this project will address the suspected cause of these
				occurrences or correct the treatment technique violation;
100 points (Maximum Points = 150)
(2) Affordability criteria:
75 points
(a) Greater than 1.0 percent for community water systems whose
				median household income is less than or equal to $54,000; or
(b) Greater than 1.5 percent for community water systems whose
				median household income is more than $54,000;
(3) Consolidation of facilities where:
(a) One or more community water systems consolidate with
				another community water system and the consolidation is cost effective;
50 points
(4) Occurrences of secondary drinking water contaminants in
				samples within the past three years have exceeded the guidelines, and this
				project will address the suspected cause of these occurrences. The specific
				contaminants and the maximum contaminant level are:
2 points per contaminant (up to a maximum of 10 points)
chloride
250 mg/L
color
15 color units
fluoride
2.0 mg/L
foaming agents
0.5 mg/L
iron
0.3 mg/L
manganese
0.05 mg/L
odor
3 threshold odor number range: 6.5 to
pH
8.5
silver
0.1 mg/L
sulfate
250 mg/L
total dissolved solids
500 mg/L
zinc
5 mg/L
(5) Occurrences of total coliform in samples within the past
				three years have exceeded the allowable limits, and this project will address
				the suspected cause of these occurrences;
25 points
(6) Rehabilitation of contaminated drinking water sources or
				development of sources to replace contaminated sources;
25 points
(7) Development of sources if existing sources are unable to
				supply the peak day demand or unable to meet the peak day demand with the
				largest source out of service;
15 points
(8) Installation of water meters if;
(a) The meters are being installed on services that were
				previously not metered; or
50 points
(b) The meters being installed are replacing existing
				meters;
10 points
(9) Replacement of transmission lines for the following reasons
				(points are additive as they apply);
(a) Removal of lead piping;
30 points
(b) Decrease in water loss volume by 10% or more;
15 points
(c) Looping of lines that will result in improved water
				quality;
10 points
(d) Eliminating cast iron or asbestos cement pipe;
5 points
(10) Construction of storage for a system with capacity less
				than an average day demand or to address low pressure problems within the
				system, where low pressure is defined as less than 20 pounds per square inch at
				ground level at any point in the distribution system under all conditions of
				flow;
15 points
(11) The construction, upgrade, or replacement of a water
				treatment plant or its components to assure compliance with upcoming or
				existing regulations;
50 points
(12) Population points according to the following schedule
				based on the population of the applicant as reported by the 2020 census as
				prepared by the Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce:
1 to 200 persons
2 points
201 to 500 persons
3 points
501 to 1,000 persons
4 points
1,001 to 2,500 persons
5 points
2,501 to 5 ,000 persons
6 points
5,001 to 10,000 persons
7 points
10,001 to 30,000 persons
8 points
30,001 and greater
10 points.
General Authority:
SDCL
		46A-1-60.3.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		46A-1-60.1 to
		46A-1-60.3.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Summary
		Population and Housing Characteristics, CPH-1-43, South Dakota, Washington, DC,
		November 2012. This document is available at no cost over the internet at
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-43.pdf
.