Wyoming’s Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP) Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts 22 March 2006 Brian Mark Wyoming DEQ

É 1996 SDWA Amendments É Preventative Approach Complementary To Traditional Methods Patterned After Wellhead Protection É Regulatory Flexibility State Lead É Wyoming’s Unique Primacy Status Background

É State Lead Allow Flexibility on State and Local Levels Land Use and Water Quality Management Choices É Public Support Information Involvement Key Elements :

É Involve The Public É Establish Source Water Areas É Identify Potential Sources Of Contamination É Determine Susceptibility É Publicize Results A State Must Outline How It Will: How It Will:

É Public Participation É Assessment of All Public Water Systems É Protection Plans É Provide Information And Assistance To Communities Wyoming’s Goals:

É Advisory Committee Participants Role É Web Page É Newsletters Public Participation

É Define the area or zone from which the water originates and travels to the intake or well. É Surface Water Systems É Ground Water Systems É Combination Systems Delineation

É Include Entire Watershed É To State Line É Transbasin Diversions É 13% Of All Public Water Systems É 24% Of Community Systems Surface Water Systems

É Calculated Fixed Radius É Analytical Models É Hydrogeologic Mapping É 85% Of All Public Water Systems É 74% Of Community Systems Ground Water Systems

É Ground Water Under The Direct Influence Of Surface Water É Less Than 2% Of All Public Water Systems É May Be Others Karst Aquifers Alluvial Aquifers Combination Systems

É Groundwater Zone feet around well Zone year time of travel Zone year time of travel Inventory Zones

É Surface Water Zone feet around intake Zone miles upstream, 1000 feet on either side of stream Zone 3 -- remaining watershed Inventory Zones

É 3 Factors System Integrity System Sensitivity Contaminant Characteristics Susceptibility

É System Integrity Age Construction/Maintenance Conveyances Susceptibility

É System Sensitivity Confirmed Contaminant Detection Susceptibility

É Contaminant Characteristics Contaminant Type Confirmed Release Proximity To Well Or Intake Susceptibility

É Susceptibility Ratings É Summarize Contaminant Source Type Table Contaminant Type Table Narrative Summary Determining Susceptibility

É GIS Maps Intakes, Wells Source Water Areas Potential Sources Of Contamination É Potential Sources Of Contamination Contaminants Sources É Susceptibility Analysis Assessment End Products

É Review State Delineation É Contaminant inventory Review state’s Perform local É Assessment report Review Summarize for CCR Publicize availability Copies of report Role Of Water Systems

É Financial É Prevention vs. Cure É Multi-barrier Protection Incentives To Participate

É Planning document Protection plans Contaminant source management Contingency plans É Information New employees New managers or local officials Customers Incentives To Participate

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Wyoming State Revolving Funds Programmatic Requirements and Details Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts 22 March 2006 Brian Mark Wyoming DEQ

Applicant Milestones Intended Use Plan Ranking Public Participation National Environmental Policy Act Creditworthiness Demonstration Construction Permitting Socio-Economic “Cross-Cutters” Bidding/Procurement/Construction Loan Draft Requests Project Closeout

SRF Program Requirements Draft Intended Use Plan Eligible Projects’ Ranking Public Participation State Loan & Investment Board Approvals EPA Reviews and Audits Quarterly and Annual Reporting Annual Grant Applications

Ranking System Criteria Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act require programs to rank all eligible projects seeking financial assistance Rankings must be made based upon public health and compliance issues Systems facing enforcement actions will always rank highly Systems replacing infrastructure will typically rank lower

Common Enforcement Issues Administrative Orders Boil Orders Significant Non-compliance Status Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedances Clean Water Act-Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Violations Stream/Water Body Impairment Total Maximum Daily Loads

Typical Steps to Obtain a Loan Identify a project need Contact SRF Program Appear on the Intended Use Plan Find a dedicated repayment source Council or Board passes SRF resolution Comply with NEPA requirements Hold public meeting Fill out and submit application

Typical Steps to Obtain a Loan Appear before State Loan and Investment Board Board awards loan Council, Board, Mayor sign loan documents Governor signs loan documents City submits loan draft requests

Typical Steps to Obtain a Loan DEQ, WDO, & OSLI review loan draft request, which includes invoices of all eligible charges Office State Land & Investments sends check to City City cashes check!!!!!!!!!

Summary of SRF Activities All first round money loaned to DEQ LUST All second round money to communities $29M 1999 – Present $289M Second largest POTW loan in all of EPA Region VIII

CLEAN WATER LOAN APPROVALS DRINKING WATER LOAN APPROVALS TOTALS *

Outlook for SRF programs Timely and expeditious clause CWSRF: Continue to fund communities with second round money Transfer second round funds from CWSRF to DWSRF DWSRF: Use mostly first round money and second round on limited basis Sunset 2011 and 2019, may be earlier

Summary CW and DW SRFs have adequate $$$ Project proponent must > appear on Intended Use Plan > conduct public meetings > comply with NEPA > dedicate a guaranteed repayment source > fill out application

Summary > submit last three audits and current budget > complete a capacity development assessment demonstration for DWSRF > appear before the State Loan and Investment Board.

Questions? Contact Brian Mark Wyoming DEQ Tel 777 – 6371 Fax