14 Philipsburg 2 Population: 820. Construct and install UV disinfection facilities. Expected loan are 2.50% interest over a 20-year period. Funding for this project is expected to consist of federally assisted funds. $540,000 P 17 Dry Prairie Regional Water System Population: 27,829. Construct next phase of distribution system improvements. Expected loan terms are 2.50% interest over a 20-year period. Funding for this project is expected to include federally assisted funds. $1,500,000 P 18 Helena Population: 28,190. Construct backwash water treatment improvements at the Ten Mile water treatment plant. Expected loan terms are 2.50% interest $1,300,000 P
over a 20-year period. Funding for this project is expected to include federally assisted funds. 19 North Central Montana Regional Water System Population: 16,652. Total project cost: approx. $218,000,000; expected total SRF portion approx. $7,720,000. Begin construction of extensive distribution system. Expected loan terms are 2.50% interest over a 20-year period. Funding for this project is expected to include federally assisted funds. $500,000 P 44 Roundup Population: 1,788. Construct distribution system improvements. Expected loan terms are 2.50% interest over a 20-year period. Funding for this project is expected to consist of $1,000,000
include federally assisted funds. 99 Pablo – Lake Co. Water & Sewer District Population: 2,000. Construct new storage tank and pump building. Expected loan terms are 2.50% interest over a 20-year period. Funding for this project is expected to consist of federally assisted funds. $487,300 P 106 Nashua Population: 296. Construct distribution system improvements. This project is expected to meet the project criteria. Expected loan terms are 2.50% interest over a 20-year period. Funding for this project is expected to include federally assisted funds. $150,000 107 Manhattan Population: 1,520. Construct new storage tank and transmission main. $750,000 P
consolidation of two or more systems, and readiness to proceed all were considered in developing Montana’s project ranking criteria. DEQ initially proposed balancing these factors, with slightly more emphasis placed on health and compliance and less on affordability and readiness to proceed. In discussions with EPA and with our state’s DWSRF Advisory Committee, it became clear that health risks and compliance issues needed to be given even more emphasis, and that readiness to proceed could be eliminated and handled through bypass procedures. (Please see Appendix 1 for explanation of bypass procedures.) Projects that address acute risks that are an immediate threat to public health, such as inadequately treated surface water, are given high scores. Proposals that would address lower risk public health threats, such as chemical contaminants present at low levels, are ranked slightly lower. Proposals that are intended to address existing or future regulatory requirements before noncompliance occurs also were given credit, and are ranked lower than projects with significant health risks. The financial impact of the proposed project on the system users is considered as one of the ranking criteria. The communities most in need of low interest loans to fund the project are awarded points under the affordability criterion (see Appendix 1). In addition to the limitations on financing for individual projects discussed earlier in this plan, DEQ is required annually to use at least 15% of all funds credited to DWSRF account to provide loan assistance to systems serving fewer than 10,000 people, to the extent there are a sufficient number of eligible projects to fund. A summary of the ranking criteria and scoring is listed below. The complete set of scoring criteria is attached to this plan as Appendix 1. 8.0 DWSRF Documented health health risks - 120 points maximum Non-acute health risks - 60 points maximum Proactive compliance measures - 50 points maximum Potential health risks Microbiological health - 25 points maximum Nitrate or nitrite detects - 25 points Chemical contaminant health risks - 20 points maximum Construction of a regional public water supply (PWS) that would serve two or more existing PWSs - 20 points Affordability - 20 points maximum
Table 3. State DWSRF Set-Aside Activity Through FFY 2013 Grant FFY 2014 Grant (for SFY 2015) % of 2014 Total Reserved Authority (year) Reserved Authority Applied to Previous Grants Remaining Authority Reserved 4% Administration 6,029,596 353,800 4% 6,383,396 0 10% State Program Public Water Supply Supervision 7,072,370 559,500 6.3% 7,631,870 155,000 (2001) 92,930 (2006) 118,400 (2009) 95,000 (2011) 32,500 (2012) 2,030 Source Protection 1,714,600 140,000 1.6% 1,854,600 0 Capacity Development 1,007,000 65,000 0.7% 1,072,000 50,000 (2003) 50,000 (2012) 0 Operator Certification 1,445,000 120,000 1.4% 1,565,000 70,000 (2001) 70,000 (2012) 0 Subtotal 11,238,970 884,500 10% 12,123,470 2% Small System Technical Assistance 1,917,726 80,000 0.9% 1,997,726 155,140 (2000) 155,782 (2001) 144,585 (2006) 455,507 15% Local Loan Assistance for SWP Capacity Development 357,900 290,500 3.3% 648,400
District 148 10 Glasgow Refinance Existing Debt $1,374,203 3235 149 10 Firelight Meadows Subdivision - Refinance Refinance Existing Debt $635,000 500 150 10 Brockton Refinance Existing Debt $0 245 151 10 Poplar Refinance Existing Debt $650,000 911 152 10 Outlook Water & Sewer District Refinance Existing Debt $0 123 153 10 Nashua Refinance Existing Debt $60,000 325 154 10 Medicine Lake Refinance Existing Debt $360,000 269 155 10 Sun Prairie Water & Sewer District Refinance Existing Debt $200,000 1483 156 10 Westby Refinance Existing Debt $15,592 172 157 10 Hysham Refinance Existing Debt $200,000 330 158 10 Froid Refinance Existing Debt $221,000 195 159 7.5 Alberton Storage and Distribution System Improvements $0 374 of All Amounts: $306,423,394 a $0 indicates amount is unknown