Slide 1April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting

Slide 2April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP) Applies to CWSFR-funded projects for the “repair, replacement, or expansion” of a publicly owned treatment works (i.e., facility projects) Requires:  Inventory of critical assets  Evaluation of the condition and performance of the assets  Certification that the recipient evaluated and will implement water and energy conservation efforts as part of the plan  Plan for maintaining, repairing, and replacing the treatment works and for funding the activities Decisions:  Apply to new facilities, too  Apply to the entire system, not just the part being funded  Apply to Step 3 or Step 4 wastewater facility projects and stormwater facility projects that include construction If recipient already has a plan, can self-certify prior to loan signing If recipient does not have a plan, agreement must require one be developed  Developing the plan is fundable

Slide 3April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting Affordability Criteria For the purposes of awarding subsidy (forgivable principal) under the CWSRF, states must establish affordability criteria that minimally include:  Income  Unemployment data  Population trends Decision:  Use Unemployment data as a 4 th tie-breaker Our attorney reviewed the proposal and believes it complies with the CWA Sought public comment, but received none

Slide 4April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting Equivalency Apply to funding up to the CWSRF Capitalization Grant amount Applies to:  Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)  Federal Crosscutters List on the next slide  Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)  And, now, Architectural and Engineering (A/E) Services Procurement Effective with 09/22/14 memo from EPA, we must use the same project or group of projects to meet the equivalency requirements  Previously could use different ones for each requirement Decisions:  Apply FFATA reporting, Federal Crosscutters, DBE reporting, and A/E services procurement to Step 3 (Construction) and Step 4 (Construction and Design) wastewater facility projects in communities with >25,000 population

Slide 5April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting Federal Crosscutters Applicable to Equivalency Projects Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act Clean Air Act Coastal Barrier Resources Act Coastal Zone Management Act Debarment and Suspension Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act Endangered Species Act Environmental Justice Farmland Protection Policy Act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Floodplain Management Magnuson-Stevens Act – Essential Fish Habitat Migratory Bird Act National Historic Preservation Act Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment Protection of Wetlands Safe Drinking Water Act Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Women’s and Minority Business Enterprise

Slide 6April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting SFY16 Equivalency Projects

Slide 7April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting CWSRF Allotment Formula CWA amendments require EPA to review the Capitalization Grant allotment formula Determine if it adequately addresses the water quality needs based on:  The most recent Needs Survey  Other information the EPA Administrator considers appropriate Report to Congress by December 10, 2015, including any recommended changes

Slide 8April 8, 2015, Financial Assistance Council Meeting