WWD project priority points system.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

This section applies to WWD projects seeking a loan guarantee. The highest possible priority point score is 150. (a) (b) (1) Needed to alleviate an emergency situation, correct unanticipated diminution or deterioration of a water supply, or to meet Safe Drinking Water Act requirements which pertain to a water system, 25 points will be awarded; (2) Required to correct inadequacies of a wastewater disposal system, or to meet health standards which pertain to a wastewater disposal system, 25 points will be awarded; or (3) Required to meet administrative orders issued to correct local, State, or Federal solid waste violations, 15 points will be awarded. (c) (1) An eligible area of long-term population decline according to the last three decennial censuses, 5 points will awarded. (2) A rural county that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, for the last 30 years, 5 points will be awarded. (3) For a city or county with a current unemployment rate, as determined by the Department of Labor, that is 125 percent of the State-wide (d) (1) If the proposed project will merge ownership, management, and operation of smaller facilities providing for more efficient management and economical service, 10 points will be awarded. (2) If the proposed project will enlarge, extend, or otherwise modify existing facilities to provide service to additional rural areas, 10 points will be awarded. (3) If the applicant is a public bo

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 5001.317