Only the actual site evaluation, system design, and construction costs of upgrading or replacing failed individual sewage treatment systems that have been identified under part 7077.0725, subpart 2, item A, subitem (4), are eligible. Upgraded or replacement systems must be a trench, bed, or mound design and meet the requirements under part 7077.0710, subpart 2, item B, to be eligible for grant participation. Only the costs associated with one system shall be eligible for each structure with wastewater flows.
All inspection, administrative, land, and easement costs are ineligible for grant assistance. Planning and engineering costs, other than for site evaluation and system design, are also ineligible for grant assistance.
An owner may incur costs before the award of the grant and retain eligibility for reimbursement of eligible costs if the following conditions are met:
Minn. R. agency 167, ch. 7077, INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS GRANTS PROGRAM, pt. 7077.0730
Statutory Authority: MS s 116.07; 116.18; 116.182