Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 50 - Financial Assistance › Subchapter 9 - Clean Water State Revolving Fund Regulations › Part 3 - GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 785:50-9-21 - Eligible project

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The categories of wastewater projects eligible for assistance are as
											  described in the Clean Water Act Section 603(c) and other water quality projects as defined under 82 O.S.
											  § 1085.51 as amended.
(b) The Board will determine annually
											  the amount of funding necessary and the project categories that will be placed on the fundable portion of the
											  Priority List.
(c) Costs associated with the planning or
											  assessing, design and building of the eligible categories of projects are considered allowable by the Board.
											  Eligible construction costs will be based on the lowest responsible bidder.
(d) Eligibility for equivalency projects is subject to the applicable
											  Federal requirements under the Clean Water Act.
(e) Additionally,
											  the Board shall consider the following issues in determining project eligibility:
(1)
Capacity funding limitations.
The eligible capacity shall
											  be determined using average dry weather flow and peak flows in accordance with population and per capita flow
											  estimates provided by the applicant. Project capacity must be consistent with environmental
											  constraints.
(2)
Collection systems.
The common
											  lateral sewers, within a publicly owned treatment system, which are primarily installed to receive
											  wastewaters directly from facilities which convey wastewater from individual systems, or from private
											  property, and which include service "Y" connections.
(3)
Population and flow projections.
Section 208 Areawide Water Quality Management Plan population
											  and flow projections will be used to determine the eligible project capacity. A discussion of the local
											  projections should be included in the planning document.
(4)
Land costs.
The Clean Water Act Section 212(2)(A) states land costs are allowed to include
											  acquisition of the land that will be an integral part of the treatment process (including land use for the
											  storage of treated wastewater in land treatment systems prior to land application) or will be used for
											  ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment and acquisition of other land, and interests in
											  land, that are necessary for construction. The Clean Water Act expands the definition of treatment works to
											  include land necessary for construction, leasing and fee-simple purchase of land, surface and subsurface
											  easements, a place to store equipment and material during construction and land needed to locate eligible
											  projects.
(5)
On-site systems.
Treatment and
											  collection systems constructed at or near the wastewater source where the system serving individual
											  structures or groups of structures are cost-effective and are owned and operated by the loan
											  recipient.
(6)
Brownfield remediation.
The types of
											  storm water and Brownfield activities that may be qualified for Clean Water SRF funding include, but are not
											  limited to: excavation and disposal of underground storage tanks; constructing wetlands or other filtering
											  mechanisms; capping wells; excavation, removal and disposal of contaminated soil or sediments; tunnel
											  demolition; well abandonment; and all phases of brownfield assessments or planning required by the
											  Department.