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FY 2010 Water Quality Combined Final Offer and Applicant List
FY 2010 Water Quality Combined Draft Offer and Applicant List
State Revolving Fund FY 2010 Draft Intended Use Plan
Public Meeting Announcement – Ecology held a public information meeting to discuss the FY 2010 Draft Offer and Applicant List and State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan (including ARRA) on April 24, 2009 in Tacoma (click to get announcement details)
Fiscal Year 2010 Supplemental Funding list of applications received
Note: The Supplemental Funding list of applications will be combined with the Fiscal Year 2010 Original Funding list of applications received once all applying projects have been fully evaluated.
Revised Draft Economic Recovery Funding Guidance document (Updated March 19, 2009)
Ecology Interim procedure for Endangered Species Act Compliance
Ecology held a Supplemental Application Cycle workshop February 24, 2009
Fiscal Year 2010 Supplemental Application Period Now Closed, as of March 13, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The Washington State Department of Ecology will offer a workshop to discuss the newly available federal stimulus funding and provide help in navigating the new Supplemental Funding Cycle, through which the federal stimulus funding will be offered (details offered above).
WATER QUALITY PROGRAM TO REOPEN FY 2010 FUNDING APPLICATION CYCLE
Based on the likely availability of additional federal funds proposed through the American Recovery and Reinvestment legislation now working its way through Congress, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) Water Quality Program will reopen its FY 2010 application cycle to solicit additional eligible projects for funding consideration. Ecology expects Congress to appropriate funds through the Clean Water Act Title VI, which funds Washington's Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund loan program. Ecology will rate and rank additional applications based on the same established criteria and will integrate these projects into the current FY2010 draft funding list.
TIMING: Due to the short timeframe allowed by Congress, Ecology will accept applications from eligible public bodies for three weeks beginning the day after the enactment of the federal economic stimulus package. Ecology will post specific dates to the Web site listed below.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS: Water pollution control facilities and associated activities. Draft legislation also provides for funding of various /I green infrastructure" projects, including stormwater control, water and energy efficiencies. Projects must meet federal requirements for planning and environmental review.
FUNDING: Approximately $70-$100 million in additional funds may be available for low interest loans and could include subsidies in the form of negative interest, principal forgiveness, or possibly grants.
PUBLIC OUTREACH: Ecology will conduct at least one funding workshop during the application cycle.
For more information, please contact: Jeff Nejedly at (360) 407-6566 (jnej461@ecy.wa.gov),or Cindy Price at (360) 407-7132 (cpri461@ecy.wa.gov)
A federal economic stimulus package is working its way through Congress. It is focused on job creation through funding of “ready-to-go” water quality infrastructure projects. The federal House of Representatives and the Senate both proposed economic stimulus legislation (H.R.1 and S.336) that includes using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, authorized under the Clean Water Act Title VI, as the funding mechanism for wastewater and environmentally sensitive/green infrastructure projects. Although the legislation is not final and the House and Senate proposed different versions, there are several similar trends. Based on current language in these bills, if passed, this legislation would:In anticipation of this stimulus funding, Ecology is moving quickly to develop a flexible model in which to administer the stimulus dollars in the short timeframe that is likely to be required in the final legislation. Ecology has just published the FY 2010 Water Quality Combined Draft Offer and Applicant List that reflects approximately $260 million in ready-to-proceed State Revolving Fund eligible projects. Given the uncertainty of the final legislation and possible funding allocation language, Ecology is developing several options based on possible legislative scenarios, including the possibility of opening a streamlined supplemental application cycle to augment the existing priority list. Any funding will come through the federal State Revolving Fund program. It will be tied to current or amended requirements of the Clean Water Act, Title VI, including:
- Provide $80-$100 million for eligible public bodies across Washington state to fund water pollution control projects.
- Provide some level of loan subsidization, including principal forgiveness or negative interest (projects meeting affordability criteria and grant support are also included in H.R. 1)
- Include specific allocations for environmentally sensitive, innovative green infrastructure projects.
- Provide priority for projects ready to proceed to construction within 120 or 180 days.
Ecology is working hard to meet the needs of Washington state communities and to remain in these uncertain economic times.
- Eligibility limited to public bodies that meet loan security requirements.
- Eligible projects and components limited to water pollution control facilities and activities.
- Projects must meet planning and environmental review requirements (Ecology approved facility plan).
- Ready-to-proceed construction projects require Ecology approved design and specifications.
A draft side-by-side comparison of H.R. 1 and S. 336.
House and Senate web sites with bill information and updates:
http://appropriations.house.gov/
http://appropriations.senate.gov/
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