§ 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-23 – Priority consideration for loan or grant from Wastewater Reserve or Drinking Water Reserve.
159G-23. Priority consideration for loan or grant from Wastewater Reserve or Drinking Water Reserve. The considerations for priority in this section apply to a loan or grant from the Wastewater Reserve or the Drinking Water Reserve. The Division of Water Infrastructure must consider the following items when evaluating applications: (1) Public necessity. – A project […]
§ 159G-20 – Definitions.
159G-20. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Affordability. – The relative affordability of a project for a community compared to other communities in North Carolina based on factors that shall include, at a minimum, water and sewer service rates, median household income, poverty rates, employment rates, the population of the served community, […]
§ 159G-21 – Revenue for water projects.
159G-21. Revenue for water projects. This Chapter governs the use of the following revenue: (1) Revenue appropriated to the Department to match federal funds received for loans and grants for wastewater and drinking water projects and revenue received by the Department from the repayment of loans made with the use of the federal funds. (2) […]
§ 159G-22 – Water Infrastructure Fund.
159G-22. Water Infrastructure Fund. (a) Fund Established. – The Water Infrastructure Fund is established as a special revenue fund. The Fund is comprised of the accounts set out in this section. The Fund provides revenue through its accounts for loans and grants as provided in this Chapter to meet the water infrastructure needs of the […]