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Source: NCDEQ, 5/16/22
The
Division of Water Infrastructure is accepting comments on the draft Intended
Use Plans, including Priority Rating Systems, for the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund and Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and the Priority Rating
System for the Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure Program until
June 15, 2022.The Division and the State Water Infrastructure Authority use
priority rating systems for projects seeking funding through these programs.
These priority rating systems are being considered by the Authority for use in
ranking applications for project funding. The Intended Use Plans (IUPs) for the Clean Water State Revolving
Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) programs provide
details on administration of the Fiscal Year 2022 Federal Capitalization Grants
for the State Revolving Funds, including supplemental funding from the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The SRF program offers low-interest loans
(with principal forgiveness) for water infrastructure, including water and
wastewater treatment facilities, wastewater collection systems, water
distribution systems, reclaimed water facilities, energy efficiency upgrades,
stormwater control measures and stream restoration projects. Three plans or priority rating systems are available for public
comment: The proposed rating systems prioritize assistance to community
applicants with greater socioeconomic constraints, and to projects benefitting
disadvantaged areas. Applicants from local governments that are smaller in
size, charge higher water/wastewater rates, and/or have at least three
indicators worse than state benchmarks (lower median household income, higher
poverty rates, higher unemployment, lower population growth, and/or lower
property valuation per capita) and applications that primarily benefit
disadvantaged areas score higher, receiving additional application points. Interested parties are invited to provide comments by June 15,
2022 at 5:00 p.m. Comments can be submitted:
- by email to dwi.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov with
subject line Comments on Draft IUPs and/or Draft Priority Rating Systems
for CDBG-I, DWSRF & CWSRF
- by mail to: Cathy Akroyd, Division of Water Infrastructure,
1633 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1633
Additional information on the Division of Water Infrastructure’s funding programs is available at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-infrastructure
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