Section Env-Dw 1001.14 - Priority of New Grants(a) The department shall approve new grants in accordance with the priority specified in Env-Dw 1001.13(a), above, and the points awarded pursuant to Env-Dw 1001.15.(b) The priority list of new projects eligible to receive surface water treatment grants shall include the highest priority projects ready for construction and anticipated to receive grants from the appropriated funds within the next fiscal year.(c) For new regional water system grants and groundwater investigation grants, the department shall approve the highest ranked projects for each grant category in the order noted in (a), above, until all available funding for that fiscal year is depleted.(d) A project which is placed on the priority list shall be bypassed if the department determines that the project will not be ready to proceed during the current state fiscal biennium. Any project so bypassed shall receive priority ranking and be placed on the priority list in the next ranking cycle provided the applicant requests the department to reconsider the grant application and updates any date-sensitive aspects of the application.(e) When 2 or more projects score equally under the priority point system, the department shall assign the higher ranking to: (1) The project with the greater existing population receiving water through the proposed regional water system project; or(2) For groundwater investigation projects, the project with the greater population impact.(f) Projects which involve new interconnections between public water systems shall receive higher priority than projects which involve improvement of existing interconnections to provide more secure regional water systems.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 1001.14
#8479, eff 11-30-05 (see Revision Note at part heading for Env-Dw 1001) (formerly Env-Ws 393.14 )
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10616, Effective 6/1/2014, Expires6/1/2024.