Chapter IV - Appendices
Appendix A
Chapter 22 - Code of Virginia
Appendix B
DEQ's Guidelines for Establishing Reasonable Sewer Costs
Appendix C
Virginia's Wastewater Loan Application Package
Local governments may request a copy of the Wastewater Loan Application Package by contacting:
Walter A. Gills, Program Manager
Department of Environmental Quality
Construction Assistance Program
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, Virginia 23218
Telephone: (804) 698-4133
Email: Walter Gills
Appendix D
Yearly Loan Distribution Criteria
| I. TARGETED PROJECT TYPES/NEED | (Maximum 250 pts.) |
| II. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS | |
A. Priority Water Bodies |
(Maximum 150 pts.) |
B. Enforcement/Compliance History |
(Maximum 25 pts.) |
| III. FISCAL STRESS | |
A. COLG's Composite Stress Index |
(Maximum 100 pts.) |
B. Bonus for Towns |
(Maximum 25 pts.) |
| IV. READINESS-TO-PROCEED | (Maximum 50 pts.) |
| TOTAL POSSIBLE SCORE | 600 PTS. |
I. BOARD'S TARGETED PROJECT TYPES/NEED |
(MAXIMUM 250 PTS.) |
| A. Project Need | Points |
| Meet requirements of NMP or new /more stringent water quality standards, regulations, or policies | 200 |
| Address a critical, severe or urgent existing public 175 health hazard (as declared by the State Department of Health's H/H Criteria) | 175 |
| Address wastewater problems which have resulted 150 in referral to the Office of Enforcement or an Enforcement Action and are not growth-related | 150 |
| Address a potential public health April 11, 2006 Health documentation) | 100 |
| Address facilities under Board's Treatment Plant loading Regulations or other wastewater problems which have resulted in referral to the Office of Enforcement or an Enforcement Action and are growth-related | 100 |
| Rehabilitate, replace, refurbish, or expand 50 wastewater facilities | 50 |
| New sewer service to previously unsewered areas | 25 |
| B. I/A Technology application | |
Project proposes the utilization of innovative technology subject to definition and criteria stablished by DEQ. |
50 bonus pts. |
| II. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS | |||
| A. Priority Watersheds and Segments | (Maximum 150 pts.) |
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| 1. Relationship Of Discharge Classification To Pollution Problems | 303(d) |
305(b) (threatened) |
DCR (high) |
| Dominant/Exclusive Source | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| One of Several Sources | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Minor Sources | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| No Net Pollutant Reduction | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Unrelated to above but will result in pollutant reduction |
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| Relationship of Discharge Resource Value To pollutant reduction | High | Med | Low |
| Major Reduction | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Minor Reduction | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Base points from the matrix will be multiplied by a factor of 10 for the total score in this category | |||
| B. Enforcement/Compliance History | (Maximum 25 pts.) |
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| If Loan Recipient has no recent enforcement history (no NOV's issued within last 12 months) or no active enforcement actions are in place or are in progress, twenty-five (25) points should be assigned and the complete evaluation need not be considered. If, however, an enforcement action is in place or is contemplated, evaluate the Loan Recipient as outlined below. | ||||
| No recent enforcement history (no NOV's issued within last 12 months) or no active enforcement actions are in place or are in progress | 25 |
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N/A |
High |
Med |
Low |
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| Cooperative efforts to comply with any currently active enforcement actions, i.e., with adequate and timely submittal of plans for correction; compliance with milestones contained in administrative or judicial actions or permits | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Physical improvements made by the locality including correction of I/I problems and enhancement of treatment processes; use of local funds for improvements | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Management efforts to improve treatment including proper O&M of existing facilities, rate increases needed to maintain/provide adequate treatment, voluntary measures to restrict flows | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| III. FISCAL STRESS | |
| A. COLG Composite Stress Index | (Maximum 100 pts.) |
| Base points for county and city applicants will be taken directly from the latest available Commission on Local Government composite fiscal stress index. Town applicants will be assigned the points of the surrounding county. Any applicant with a project serving more than one jurisdiction (such as public service authorities or towns located in two counties) will be assigned a weighted average from the component scores | |
| B. Bonus for Towns | (Maximum 25 pts.) |
Revenue production efforts by:
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15 pts. |
Declining trends such as:
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10 pts. |
| IV. READINESS-TO-PROCEED | (Maximum 50 pts.) |
Plans and specifications approved by regulatory agencies |
50 pts |
| Plans and specifications submitted to Health Department (under review) | 40 pts |
| Plans and specifications under design and to be completed and submitted within 4 months of date of application | 30 pts |
| Plans and specifications being prepared | 10 pts. |
| Preliminary engineering report/planning complete | 5 pts. |