Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board

General Notice
Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund (VCWRLF) FY 2022 Intended Use Plan Projects Targeted for FY 2022 Funding Assistance Southwest Virginia Pilot Program Projects – Phase 1
Date Posted: 7/26/2021
Expiration Date: 8/26/2021
Submitted to Registrar for publication: NO
No comment forum defined for this notice.

Introduction 

Section 606 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 requires the State to develop an Intended Use Plan (IUP) that identifies the uses of its Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund and to prepare a list of projects targeted for funding assistance.  Following public comment and final Board action, the list of targeted projects for financial assistance becomes the state’s yearly clean water revolving loan Project Priority List (PPL) in the IUP.

Funds Available 

With substantial revenues coming in from our large loan portfolio and continued federal and state match funding the VCWRLF continues to maintain very healthy account balances.  Therefore, the accumulation of funds that have and will occur in the Fund through loan payments, interest earnings, and de-allocations from leverage accounts, plus additional leveraged dollars should result in enough funding being available during the FY 2022 funding cycle to fund the applications received. Final Board approval of the Southwest Virginia Pilot Program project list will be requested during the September Board meeting. Final Board approval of the full project list will not be requested until the December Board meeting.

FY 2022 Program Development

On June 7, 2021, CWFAP staff solicited applications for SSES work from localities and wastewater authorities within DEQ’s Southwest Regional Office boundary as part of the Southwest Virginia Pilot Program. July 2, 2021 was established as the deadline for receiving applications.  Based on this solicitation, DEQ received 16 SSES applications requesting $1,141,125.

All 16 SSES applications were evaluated in accordance with the Southwest Virginia Pilot Program evaluation procedures, including project location, ability to provide a 25% funding match, project eligibility criteria, and appropriate supporting documentation. All applications are considered to be of good quality and should provide significant water quality and/or environmental improvements.  The list of applications can be found in below.

The staff is recommending that the list be tentatively adopted, subject to the verification of information in the funding applications and public review and comment. 

Public Participation

DEQ is presenting the draft list of targeted FY 2022 Southwest Virginia Pilot Program projects for public review and comment.  A public meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 20, 2021, in the 3rd Floor Conference Room, 1111 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. The public review and comment period will end on August 26, 2021.  Comments or questions should be directed to Ms. Karen Doran, Department of Environmental Quality, Clean Water Financing and Assistance Program, PO Box 1105, Richmond, Virginia  23218, phone number (804) 698-4133, or e-mailed to cwfap@deq.virginia.gov.  Written comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the commenter.

FY 2022 Southwest Virginia Pilot Program Applicants

Amount Requested

Project Description

Projected SSES Start

Dickenson County Public Service Authority

$ 67,500.00

Sewer System Evaluation Study and Asset Management Plan for the Town of Haysi system.

December 2021

Town of Tazewell

$ 75,000.00

Evaluation of Town's entire collection system.

Fall 2021

Town of Marion

$ 52,500.00

Sewer System Evaluation Survey in the Town of Marion.

December 2021

Lee County Public Service Authority

$ 75,000.00

To conduct an SSES within both the Dryden and Rose Hill sewer sheds.

October 2021

Town of Saltville

$ 75,000.00

An SSES of the Government Road sewer shed within Saltville's system.

October 2021

Town of St. Paul

$ 75,000.00

An SSES of the Town's entire sewer system.

October 2021

Town of Chilhowie

$ 64,125.00

To conduct an SSES to address I/I issues focusing on the Seven Mile Ford interceptor sewer shed.

November 2021

Town of Lebanon

$ 75,000.00

To conduct an SSES throughout the Town's entire system to assess the areas where inflow and infiltration are potentially entering the system, and to establish recommended improvement projects.

October 2021

Town of Rural Retreat

$ 75,000.00

To conduct an SSES to determine locations and estimated amount of I/I entering the Northern Sewer Shed of the Town's sewer system.

October 2021

Town of Richlands

$ 75,000.00

Evaluation of the Town's manholes and collection system and a conventional SSES for areas of the existing collection system that are not situated beneath rivers/streams.

Fall 2021

Town of Cedar Bluff

$ 57,000.00

To conduct an SSES in the existing sewer system of Cedar Bluff, including gravity sewer lines and manholes.

October 2021

Town of Abingdon

$ 75,000.00

To conduct an SSES of the Porterfield Highway Collector sewershed in the northwest portion of the Town's collection system as well as funds for an iTracker study in two of the sewersheds from the FY21 SSES Pilot Program.

November 2021

Smyth County

$ 75,000.00

To conduct an SSES of the Staley Creek basin in Smyth County.

January 2022

Town of Honaker

$ 75,000.00

Concurrent with pending WWTP improvements, the Town seeks to reassess its system through traditional SSES methods and to identify and/or confirm improvements that may reduce overall high groundwater and wet-weather flows at the WWTP.

August 2021

Town of Pennington Gap

$ 75,000.00

The Town seeks to conduct an SSES survey of the entire collection system, chronicle assets within GIS, and conduct system mapping to complete mapping for all future uses.

August 2021

City of Norton

$ 75,000.00

To conduct an updated SSES to identify improvements to be made in the primary collection area to remediate the significant inflow and infiltration continuously entering the system.

October 2021

 


Contact Information
Name / Title: Karen Doran  / DEQ - CWFAP Manager
Address: 1111 E. Main Street, Suite 1400
P.O. Box 1105
RIchmond, 23218
Email Address: cwfap@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)698-4133    FAX: (804)698-4178    TDD: ()-