Utah Admin. Code R653-10-3 - Grants for Secondary Water Meters

(1)

(a) The board may issue a grant to an applicant to fund a project for the purchase and installation of meters on an existing secondary water system that provides secondary water service that is not metered.

(b) The board may not issue a grant under this section to fund:

(i) metering of secondary water for service that begins on or after the effective date of this rule; or

(ii) the replacement or repair of an existing secondary water meter.

(2)

(a) A secondary water supplier with 7,000 secondary water connections or fewer may receive no more than $5,000,000 in grant funds.

(b) A secondary water supplier with more than 7,000 secondary water connections may receive no more than $10,000,000 in grant funds.

(c)

(i) Subject to the other provisions of this rule, a grant may not exceed the following amounts for the costs associated with a project, including installation or purchase of meters:

(A) for contracts completed with the board calendar year 2022, 70% of the costs of a project;

(B) for contracts completed with the board calendar year 2023, 70% of the costs of a project; and

(C) for contracts completed with the board calendar year 2024, 65% of the costs of a project.

(d) A secondary water supplier may pay up to 85% of its share of project costs under Subsection (c) through a 1% interest loan from the board.

(3) Projects receiving project grant funds under this rule must:

(a) commit all grant funds through contract no later than December 31, 2024; and

(b) spend all grant funds and complete construction of the project no later than December 31, 2026.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R653-10-3

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-12, effective 6/1/2022