Section Env-Wq 505.08 - Information Required for Pre-Applications for Construction Each applicant for funding for a construction project or a project that has a separate construction component shall provide the following information:
(a) An estimate of construction costs including costs of planning and design unless itemized separately, a construction contingency, and construction administration costs, plus the amount and a description of any other costs, where applicable;(b) The anticipated dates that the construction contract will be awarded and construction will be completed;(c) If the cost estimates are based on a facility plan or preliminary design report signed by a professional engineer, professional geologist, or other licensed professional, identification of the document by name and date and identification of the licensed professional by name and license type and number;(d) If the cost estimates are not based on a facility plan or preliminary design report signed by a licensed professional, the rationale for the cost estimates;(e) For traditional wastewater projects: (1) Estimates of the current and projected resident and non-resident populations served, where non-resident populations comprise tourists and transient, seasonal, and commuter workers;(2) The percentage of total estimated costs allocated to water efficiency, energy efficiency, green projects, or other environmentally-innovative design;(3) Information to demonstrate the sustainability of the proposed project, as follows: a. Average monthly facility flow as a percentage of design capacity;b. The pollutant(s) and loading(s), as a percentage of design capacity, that exceed, on an average monthly basis, 80% design loading capacity;c. Whether the project will reduce flow or loadings, or increase design capacity of the WWTF, and if so, how;d. Whether the project will implement a climate change adaptation or mitigation strategy, and if so, how;e. Whether the project will address excessive infiltration and inflow as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005 (16);f. Whether the project will implement recommendations of an existing asset management program, and if so, identification of the specific section of the program and what percentage of the facility's operation and maintenance budget is set aside for a repair and replacement reserve account; andg. Whether the project will accommodate reuse or recycling of stormwater, wastewater, or treatment products;(4) Whether an energy audit has been completed or is planned and, if so, the date or anticipated date and whether the project will address any of the audit findings and if so, how, and a copy of the audit;(5) A calculation of the total annual sewer user fee for a typical residence, based on water use of 67,400 gallons water per year, or 185 gallons per day; and(6) Any other information specifically required by the capitalization grant being disbursed; and(f) For stormwater and NPS projects: (1) If the project addresses an MS4 compliance issue, a description of the requirement being addressed;(2) If the project addresses chronic flooding, a description of the water quality problem caused by the flooding;(3) If the project implements a recommendation in the NH Nonpoint Source Management Plan, a watershed-based plan, or the 2010 Piscataqua Region Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, identification of the specific plan by document name and recommendation being implemented, including the section number, if any, and page number;(4) Whether the project will address one or more of the following: a. Disconnection of impervious cover from a stormwater drainage system and, if so, an estimate of the area of impervious cover to be disconnected in square feet;b. Protection or restoration of natural hydrology, floodplains, and wetlands and, if so, a description of how the project protects or restores natural hydrology, floodplains, or wetlands;c. Improved stream connectivity with respect to aquatic life and, if so, a description of the barriers to be removed and an estimate of the number of miles of stream to be reconnected; ord. Smart growth as defined in RSA 9-B:3 and, if so, a description of how the proposed project addresses water quality goals through smart growth;(5) Any other information specifically required by the capitalization grant being disbursed; and(6) Any additional information the applicant believes would be helpful to the department's assessment of how the proposed project meets the criteria in Env-Wq 505.02.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 505.08
Derived From Volume XXXV Number 49, Filed December 10, 2015, Proposed by #10984, Effective 12/1/2015, Expires12/1/2025.Amended by Number 2, Filed January 12, 2023, Proposed by #13511, Effective 12/20/2022, Expires 12/20/2032.