Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Loan and Investment Board › Chapter 16 - DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOANS › Section 16-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the definitions in Chapter 1, as used in this
				  Chapter:
(a) "Additional Subsidies"
				means principal forgiveness, grants, and Green Project Reserve loans as
				authorized by state or federal legislation and as adopted by the
				Board.
(b) "County" means a
				political subdivision of the State of Wyoming pursuant to W.S.
				18-1-101(a)-(y).
(c) "DEQ" means
				the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.
(d) "Emergency" means a direct threat to the
				continued operation of a community water system.
(e) "Emerging Contaminants" refer to
				substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring
				physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are
				known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or
				re-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. These
				substances, microorganisms, or materials can include many different types of
				natural or manufactured chemicals and substances - such as those in some
				compounds of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals,
				pesticides, and microplastics.
(f)
				"Green Project Reserve" means funds loaned out to implement a process,
				material, technique, or technology that addresses water or energy efficiency
				goals, mitigates stormwater runoff, or encourages sustainable project planning,
				design, and construction.
(g)
				"Initiating Operations" means the earliest point in time when a capital
				infrastructure project is ready for use even if only for system testing
				purposes.
(h) "Intended Use Plan
				(IUP)" means the annual plan adopted by the State Loan and Investment Board and
				submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that
				describes how the state intends to use the money in the Drinking Water
				Revolving Loan Account, including the IIJA Emerging Contaminants and Lead
				Service Line funding.
(i)
				"Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021" (IIJA) means U.S.
				Public Law
				117-58, signed November 15, 2021. The IIJA
				established supplemental funding for eligible DWSRF projects, Emerging
				Contaminants and Lead Service Line funding.
(j) "Joint Powers Board(s)" means legally
				organized Wyoming entities authorized to engage in joint or cooperative action
				by the Wyoming Joint Powers Act pursuant to
				W.S.
				16-1-101 et. seq.
(k) "Lead service lines" (LSL) means a
				service line made of lead, which connects the water main to the building inlet.
				A lead service line may be owned by the water system, owned by the property
				owner, or both. For the purposes of this Chapter, a galvanized service line is
				considered a lead service line if it ever was or is currently downstream of any
				lead service line or service line of unknown material. If the only lead piping
				serving the home or building is a lead gooseneck, pigtail, or connector, and it
				is not a galvanized service line that is considered an LSL then the service
				line is not a lead service line. The lead gooseneck, pigtail, and connector are
				considered an eligible expense for replacement.
(l) "Municipalities" means incorporated towns
				and cities in Wyoming.
(m)
				"Principal Forgiveness" means a portion of the loan's principal is forgiven and
				need not be repaid.
(n) "Priority
				List" means the list of projects found in the Intended Use Plan (IUP) expected
				to receive financial assistance under the Program, ranked in accordance with a
				priority system developed under Section
				1452(b)(2)(A) of the
				Safe Drinking Water Act.
(o)
				"Select Water Committee" means a state legislative committee comprised of six
				(6) members from the Wyoming State Senate and six (6) members from the Wyoming
				House of Representatives (W.S.
				21-11-101).
(p) "Special District" means any legally
				formed special district in Wyoming that is eligible for program
				funding.
(q) "Special Program
				Requirements" include, but are not limited to, restrictions on the types of
				project materials that may be used, required funding reserves and minimum wage
				requirements as set forth in state or federal legislation and as adopted by the
				Board.
(r) "State Environmental
				Review Process (SERP)" means the review conducted by DEQ, pursuant to
				W.S.
				16-1-304(a), of potential
				environmental impacts of projects receiving assistance from the
				Account.
(s) "Substantial
				Completion" means that stage in a project when the capital infrastructure
				constructed is capable of initiating operations or can be used for its intended
				purpose.
(t) "WWDO" means the
				Wyoming Water Development Office, which provides administrative and operational
				management of the programs administered by the Wyoming Water Development
				Commission.
(u) "USEPA" means the
				United States Environmental Protection Agency.