Publication Summary

This publication provides you with the state fiscal year 2004 (FY 2004) Final Offer List. This list covers the Centennial Clean Water Fund (Centennial), the federal Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Fund (Section 319), and the Washington State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (SRF) programs. The SRF Final Intended Use Plan (IUP), which is available separately, contains more information on the projects where SRF funding is proposed. The projects offered funding reflect the highest priority water quality projects for the state of Washington.

Local governments, Native American tribes, and not-for-profit groups submitted 119 requests for funding consideration during the FY 2004 application cycle. Based on an evaluation of these applications and direction from the Washington State Legislature, Ecology proposes to fund 74 projects totaling $115,330,786.

Ecology staff, using recommendations from other state agencies, evaluated the proposals, assigned points, and developed a statewide priority list reflecting projects in ranked order.

In addition to the funds offered on the FY 2004 Final Offer List, Ecology reserved $400,000 in FY 2004 Section 319 funds for water quality projects proposed by state of Washington agencies. This funding is used for high priority activities identified in Washington's Water Quality Management Plan to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution, April 2000. Twenty applications were submitted by agencies with specific implementation responsibilities outlined in the Nonpoint Plan and ten projects were selected to receive funding. Projects considered and selected are shown in a separate section of the Final Offer List.

A Draft Offer and Applicant List reflecting projects proposed for funding was released on June 23, 2003, and a public meeting was held on July 2, 2003 in Tacoma, Washington, to present an overview of the three funding programs and the process used to select projects for funding. A 30-day public review and comment period for the Draft Offer and Applicant List and the Draft Intended Use Plan began on June 23, and ended on July 22, 2003. Written comments were received and a responsiveness summary was prepared for inclusion in the Final Offer List.