18 AAC 76.220 - Priority list process

(a) To be eligible for financial assistance from the Alaska drinking water fund, a project must be included on the Alaska drinking water fund priority list of projects developed by the department. Projects will be funded in accordance with the priority list, if money is available. As part of its intended use plan required by 42 U.S.C. 300 j - 12(b), the department will establish a proposed project priority list. The plan and list will be made available for public review and comment for at least 30 days. After the public comment period on the intended use plan and the project priority list closes, the department may, based upon public comment, revise the proposed list. After receiving its final priority list ranking, an applicant must resubmit a request under (b) of this section each time the department issues a public notice of a proposed revision to the project priority list. The deadline for submission of such requests will be stated in the public notice. If an applicant fails to resubmit a request by the stated deadline, the applicant's ranking is subject to change or deletion.

(b) An applicant seeking financial assistance from the Alaska drinking water fund must first submit a request for a priority list ranking on a form provided by the department.

(c) The department will review priority list requests and will score the projects, using the following criteria:

(1) the eligibility of the system under 18 AAC 76.210, including the applicant's operations, maintenance, and management capabilities;

(2) the eligibility of the project under 18 AAC 76.215;

(3) projects that address the most serious risk to human health;

(4) projects necessary to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Alaska drinking water regulations, 18 AAC 80; and

(5) projects that assist systems most in need of financial assistance that are cost-effective, on a per-household basis, according to the affordability criteria established in the priority list process under this section.

(d) The department will prepare a proposed project priority list by ranking the projects scored under (c) of this section. As required by 42 U.S.C. 300 j - 12(b), the department will include in the intended use plan described in (a) of this section bypass criteria and procedures for bypassing a project or accelerating the funding schedule for another project.

Notes

18 AAC 76.220

Eff. 8/2/97, Register 143; am 12/29/2000, Register 156

Authority:AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.036

AS 46.03.720