Or. Admin. Code § 695-048-0110 - Evaluation Criteria
Drinking Water Source Protection Grant applications shall be evaluated on the following criteria:
(1) Significance of the acquisition of the
Protective Instrument to the protection, restoration, or enhancement of
drinking water sources with respect to sensitive areas, potential pollutants,
and potential sources of pollution identified in the Source Water Assessment
for the Drinking Water Source Area.
(2) The capacity and experience of the
applicant and, if a Partnership is proposed, the Holder, to achieve the ongoing
management and stewardship of the Protective Instrument, and the property if
applicable, as the long-term owner.
(3) The strength of the technical, legal, and
financial aspects of the real estate transaction.
(4) Project readiness, including, but not
limited to, the capacity of the parties engaged in the Project to complete
acquisition transaction and due diligence steps within OWEB established
timelines, and quality of due diligence information provided by the
applicant.
(5) The Climate-Related
Evaluation Criteria described in OAR
695-005-0045.
(6) For applicants that form Partnerships
with eligible Holders:
(a) Demonstrated
capacity and resources for long-term protection, restoration, or enhancement of
drinking water sources.
(b) A
Partnership mission that is in support of protection or restoration of natural
resources and/or drinking water.
(c) A clearly defined and documented
Partnership including respective roles and responsibilities.
(7) The impacts of at least one of
the following limiting factors on the Water System that will benefit from the
proposed project:
(a) The extent to which
seasonal variations in the number of users is affecting the Water
System;
(b) The extent to which
drought or low water supply is affecting the Water System; or
(c) The extent of risks to water
quality.
(8) The Water
Supplier is economically distressed due to a small population size, the
population served is lower income, or the population served is rural.
(9) The duration and type of the Protective
Instrument, with a preference for longer term agreements.
(10) Implementation of a Long-Term Management
Plan or the intent to develop a Long-Term Management Plan that incorporates
measures targeted at maintaining or enhancing drinking water quality and/or
quantity. If the acquisition is for a Protective Instrument other than one
accomplishing the conveyance of an estate in fee simple absolute or granting of
a Conservation Easement and a Long-Term Management Plan is not proposed, the
strength of the required justification and rationale about why a Long-Term
Management Plan is not necessary given the type of Protective Instrument
proposed.
(11) The degree and
urgency of risk to the land and the associated Drinking Water Source Area if
the proposed protection, restoration, or enhancement of lands for the benefit
of drinking water accomplished by the proposed Protective Instrument is not
implemented.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 448.370(7)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 448.370 - 448.380
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