Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-15-504 - Drinking Water Planning and Design Assistance
A. Planning and design assistance to a
specific drinking water facility, excluding a nonprofit noncommunity water
system, shall assist that facility to achieve or enhance its legal, financial,
technical, or managerial capability to facilitate the design, construction,
acquisition, improvement, or consolidation of a community water system. The
Board shall approve funds available for planning and design assistance in the
annual Drinking Water Technical Assistance Intended Use Plan. The Board may
determine that no assistance will be offered for the annual funding
cycle.
B. To be eligible to receive
planning and design assistance under the Drinking Water Technical Assistance
Program, the applicant shall demonstrate the applicant owns a drinking water
facility, excluding a nonprofit noncommunity water system. An eligible
applicant shall apply for planning and design assistance on or before a date
specified by the Authority and on an application form specified by the
Authority.
C. An applicant shall
commit to a matching contribution toward the total project cost as specified in
the Request for Applications. The matching contribution may include cash
contributions or in-kind contributions. The Board may waive or modify the
applicant's match requirement according to criteria established in the Request
for Applications.
D. The Authority
shall solicit, evaluate, and award planning and design assistance in accordance
with A.R.S. §
41-2702.
E. The Authority shall evaluate the
applications received to determine which projects are eligible under the Safe
Drinking Water Act,
42
U.S.C. 300f to
300j-26.
Eligible applications shall specify a demonstrated need of the applicant for
assistance in securing financial assistance for development and implementation
of a drinking water capital improvement project.
F. The Authority shall determine planning and
design assistance awards based on the amount of funding available. If funding
is limited, all eligible projects may not be funded. The Authority shall
provide the planning and design assistance award recommendations to the Board
for review and approval at a public meeting. The Board may adopt, modify, or
reject the Authority's recommendations in whole or in part.
G. Within 30 days after the adoption of the
planning and design assistance awards at a public meeting, the Authority shall
notify all applicants whether or not they received an award.
H. An unsuccessful applicant may submit an
appeal in writing according to A.R.S. §
41-2704.
I. The Authority and the applicant shall
enter into a planning and design assistance agreement that shall include at a
minimum:
1. A scope of work,
2. The amount awarded,
3. The amount of the local match
required,
4. A final project budget
and timeline, and
5. Reporting
requirements.
J.Project costs incurred prior to execution of a planning and
design assistance grant agreement shall not be eligible for grant funding.
1. The recipient shall request each
disbursement on the forms provided by the Authority. Each disbursement request
shall include a certification and signature document, a cost-incurred report,
and a DBE report. The Authority shall not process a disbursement until the
recipient provides a completed disbursement form.
2. The recipient shall include copies of
invoices or other documents that show proof of eligible costs incurred with
each disbursement request.
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