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

General Notice
General Notice - Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund - FY 2014 Priority List
Date Posted: 10/10/2013
Expiration Date: 11/14/2013
Submitted to Registrar for publication: NO
No comment forum defined for this notice.

Introduction: Section 606(c) of the Water Quality Act of 1987 requires the State to develop an annual plan that identifies the intended uses of its Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund and to prepare a list of projects targeted for financial assistance with those funds.  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.  

Funds Available: The federal appropriation for the nation’s Clean Water State Revolving Funds for FY 2014 has not been approved yet but Virginia’s share is expected to be in the range of $20+ million. State matching appropriations, along with the accumulation of monies through loan repayments and prepayments, interest earnings, and de-allocations from leverage accounts should make an additional $120+ million available for funding new projects. These funds, in accumulation, will result in at least $140 million becoming available during the 2014 funding cycle.

FY 2014 Program Development: On May 31, 2013 DEQ solicited applications from the Commonwealth’s localities and authorities as well as potential land conservation applicants and Brownfield remediation clientele.  July 19, 2013 was established as the deadline for receiving applications.  Based on this solicitation, DEQ received eighteen (18) wastewater improvement applications requesting $127,244,588, two (2) applications for land conservation projects for $10,449,000, and one (1) stormwater management application for an additional $1,664,750.  

All 18 wastewater applications were evaluated in accordance with the program's "Funding Distribution Criteria” and the Board's "Bypass Procedures”. In keeping with the program objectives and funding prioritization criteria, the staff reviewed project type and impact on state waters, the locality's compliance history and fiscal stress, and the project's readiness-to-proceed. The two land conservation applications were reviewed using the Board’s evaluation criteria and the staff also received input from the Department of Conservation and Recreation in accordance with the Board guidelines and state law. The one stormwater application was reviewed in accordance with the Board’s Priority Ranking Criteria for Stormwater projects. All applications are considered to be of good quality and should provide significant water quality and environmental improvement.

Based on these considerations, the Board approved the staff recommendation to authorize funding for $139,358,338 for all 21 projects.

Public Participation: The Board is presenting its draft list of targeted FY 2014 loan recipients for public review and comment. A public meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14th in the Department of Environmental Quality's 2nd Floor Conference Room, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. The public review and comment period begins on October 11 and ends immediately following the public meeting.  Comments or questions should be directed to the contact listed below. Written comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the presenter.

Project Priority List:

 

 

Applicant

Project Type

Requested

Amount

1

Town of Front Royal

Wastewater

$50,000,000

2

Town of Clifton Forge

Wastewater

$750,000

3

City of Norfolk

Wastewater

$10,000,000

4

Town of Saltville

Wastewater

$971,290

5

Rivanna WSA

Wastewater

$37,262,000

6

City of Waynesboro

Wastewater

$1,658,989

7

Dickenson County PSA

Wastewater

$499,400

8

Wise County PSA

Wastewater

$1,038,234

9

Castlewood WSA

Wastewater

$4,682,800

10

Washington County SA

Wastewater

$884,895

11

Town of Stuart

Wastewater

   $1,280,600

12

Town of Boones Mill

Wastewater

 $856,295

13

Town of Independence

Wastewater

$470,500

14

Town of Hillsville

Wastewater

$149,000

15

Henry County PSA

Wastewater

$1,773,200

16

Lee County PSA

Wastewater

$1,032,785

17

Wythe County

Wastewater

$2,103,600

18

Blacksburg-VPI SA

Wastewater

$11,833,000

19

City of Waynesboro

Stormwater

  $1,664,750

20

The Trust for Public Land

Land Conservation

$10,000,000

21

Meadowview Bio Res Station

Land Conservation

   $449,000

 

 

Total =

$139,358,338

 

Contact Information
Name / Title: Walter Gills 
Address: 629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, 23218
Email Address: walter.gills@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)698-4133    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-