33 Miss. Code. R. 18-III
The Mississippi DWSIRLF BIL LSLR is structured around one fund. The portion of the fund designated for projects will consist of 49% principal forgiveness. The balance of the project fund will be repaid. This will sustain the Base DWSIRLF program and help it to achieve its respective goals. The funds are broken down further into designated accounts, each having a specific function.
Monies in the Fund support a majority of the functions of the DWSIRLF LSLR. These functions include program administration, set-aside operations, and most importantly provide disbursements to public water systems for eligible projects. The DWSIRLF LSLR is a reimbursement program, meaning that after the loan is awarded, costs associated with planning, designing, and constructing the project are reimbursed to the recipient. Cap grants from EPA will be deposited into this Fund's account.
Lead Service Line Replacement projects and associated activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines are eligible for funding by the Program. 100% of lead service lines must be replaced for lead service line projects, including privately and publicly-owned portions of the line.
100% of the service line replaced is defined by replacing pipes up to the point of premise plumbing. The portion of the service line that is DWSIRLF-eligible (refer to Figure 1) is the entire service line from the public water main to the point at which it connects with premise plumbing. Premise plumbing is defined as piping on the other side of the isolation valve. That connection may be inside or outside of homes and buildings. Note that premise plumbing is not eligible for DWSIRLF funding.
The DWSIRLF Program could consider whether reasonable cost for repair to the privately-owned structure, if damaged during privately-owned LSL replacement, is eligible for DWSIRLF funding.
Source: EPA, Addressing Lead in Drinking Water with the DWSRF, 816-F-18-005, March 2019.
The set-aside accounts reside under the umbrella of the Fund and are distinctly designated by reporting categories. A listing of the set-asides taken by Mississippi includes the following as part of the FFY-2023 IUP:
33 Miss. Code. R. 18-III