§ 159G-45 – Assessment of local government units; assistance.
159G-45. Assessment of local government units; assistance. (a) The Authority and the Local Government Commission shall develop criteria to determine how local government units should be assessed and reviewed in accordance with this section, and these criteria shall address at least all of the following: (1) Whether the public water or wastewater system serves less […]
§ 159G-70 – State Water Infrastructure Authority created.
159G-70. State Water Infrastructure Authority created. (a) Authority Established. – The State Water Infrastructure Authority is created within the Department of Environmental Quality. (b) Membership. – The Authority consists of nine members as follows: (1) The Director of the Division of Water Infrastructure of the Department or the Director’s designee who is familiar with the […]
§ 159G-36 – Limits on loans and grants.
159G-36. Limits on loans and grants. (a) CWSRF and DWSRF. – Federal law governs loans and grants from the CWSRF and the DWSRF. An award of a loan or grant from one of these accounts must be consistent with federal law. (b) Certain Reserve Cost Limit. – The amount of a loan or grant from […]
§ 159G-32 – Projects eligible for loan or grant.
159G-32. Projects eligible for loan or grant. (a) CWSRF and DWSRF. – Federal law determines whether a project is eligible for a loan or grant from the CWSRF and the DWSRF. A project must meet the eligibility requirements set under federal law. (b) Wastewater Reserve. – The Department is authorized to make loans and grants […]
§ 159G-33 – Loans and grants available from Wastewater Reserve.
159G-33. Loans and grants available from Wastewater Reserve. (a) Types. – The Department is authorized to make the types of loans and grants listed in this subsection from the Wastewater Reserve. Each type of loan or grant must be administered through a separate account within the Wastewater Reserve. (1) Loan. – A loan is available […]
§ 159G-34 – Loans and grants available from Drinking Water Reserve.
159G-34. Loans and grants available from Drinking Water Reserve. (a) Types. – The Department is authorized to make the types of loans and grants listed in this section from the Drinking Water Reserve. Each type of loan or grant must be administered through a separate account within the Drinking Water Reserve. (1) Loan. – A […]
§ 159G-34.5 – Grant types available from Viable Utility Reserve.
159G-34.5. Grant types available from Viable Utility Reserve. (a) The Department is authorized to make the following types of grants from the Viable Utility Reserve: (1) Asset assessment and rate study grant. – An asset inventory and assessment grant is available to inventory the existing public water or wastewater system, or both, document the condition […]
§ 159G-35 – Criteria for loans and grants.
159G-35. Criteria for loans and grants. (a) CWSRF and DWSRF. – Federal law determines the criteria for awarding a loan or grant from the CWSRF or the DWSRF. An award of a loan or grant from one of these accounts must meet the criteria set under federal law. The Department is directed to establish through […]
§ 159G-24 – Fee imposed on a loan or grant from Water Infrastructure Fund.
159G-24. Fee imposed on a loan or grant from Water Infrastructure Fund. (a) A loan awarded from the Water Infrastructure Fund is subject to a fee of two percent (2%) of the loan. A grant awarded from the Water Infrastructure Fund is subject to a fee of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the […]
§ 159G-25 – Expenditure for emergency corrective action at a wastewater treatment works.
159G-25. Expenditure for emergency corrective action at a wastewater treatment works. (a) The Department may use revenue in any account of the Wastewater Reserve to provide funds for emergency corrective action at a wastewater treatment works under the circumstances set out in this section. The amount expended in a fiscal year for corrective action under […]