Section Env-Dw 1001.15 - Assignment of Points for New Grant Applications(a) The department shall assign priority points to applications for new regional water system grants and groundwater investigation grants based on the numerical system described in (b) through (g), below.(b) Points assigned based on the residential population of the service area that would receive water through the proposed regional water system interconnection or that is or will be served by a well under investigation shall be: (1) For systems serving 25 to 500 people, one point;(2) For systems serving 501 to 5,000 people, 3 points; and(3) For systems serving more than 5,000 people, 5 points.(c) Points assigned based on the degree to which the public's health, safety, and economic well-being will benefit from a proposed regional water system interconnection shall be: (1) For each system which has adequate quantity for the present but desires emergency backup supply, 2 points;(2) For each system which has seasonal water shortages, 4 points; and(3) For each system which has chronic, year-round shortages, 6 points.(d) Points assigned based on the degree to which the public's health, safety, and economic well-being will benefit from the proposed groundwater investigation shall be: (1) For wells where a regulated contaminant has been detected at levels above the method detection limit but below one-half the maximum contaminant level (MCL) as defined in Env-Dw 701 to Env-Dw 706, 2 points;(2) For wells where a regulated contaminant has been detected at levels above one-half the MCL but below the MCL as defined in Env-Dw 701 to Env-Dw 706, 4 points; and(3) For wells where a regulated contaminant has been detected at levels above the MCL as defined in Env-Dw 701 to Env-Dw 706, 6 points.(e) Points assigned based on the fiscal impact on user fees, without grant support, in the service area that would receive water through the proposed regional water system interconnection or will be served by a well under investigation shall be: (1) For systems where user fees would be between 1.0 and 1.5 % of the system's or town's median household income, based on the most recent U.S. Census or wage survey data, 2 points;(2) For systems where user fees would be over 1.5 but less than 2.0 % of the system's or town's median household income, based on the most recent U.S. Census or wage survey data, 4 points; and(3) For systems where user fees would exceed 2 % of the system's or town's median household income, based on the most recent U.S. Census or wage survey data, 6 points.(f) Points assigned based on the fiscal impact on taxes, without grant support, in the service area that would receive water through the proposed regional water system interconnection or will be served by a well under investigation shall be: (1) For systems where the local share of the property tax rate for the town or precinct would increase between 1.0 and 2.0 % in the year of greatest financial impact of the project, 2 points; and(2) For systems where the local share of the property tax rate for the town or precinct would increase more than 2.0 % in the year of greatest financial impact of the project, 4 points.(g) Points assigned based on the consistency of a proposed regional water system project with land use master plans in the affected municipality(ies) and with the provisions of RSA 9-B and RSA 162-C:2, V to the extent that the project may impact one or more of the municipalities' growth and development patterns, shall be: (1) For systems where the project conforms with land use master plans in the affected municipality(ies) and with the provisions of RSA 9-B and RSA 162-C:2, V to a limited degree, 2 points; and(2) For systems where the project conforms with land use master plans in the affected municipality(ies) and with the provisions of RSA 9-B and RSA 162-C:2,V to a significant degree, 4 points.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 1001.15
Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10616, Effective 6/1/2014, Expires6/1/2024.