SECTION 375.2. Projects and Activities Eligible for Assistance

The specific projects and activities eligible for assistance for a particular funding year will be established annually in the IUP based on the activities authorized by the Act, which allows the CWSRF to provide financial assistance:

(1) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for construction of publicly owned treatment works (as defined in 33 U.S.C. §1292);

(2) for the implementation of a management program established under 33 U.S.C. §1329;

(3) for development and implementation of a conservation and management plan under 33 U.S.C. §1330;

(4) for the construction, repair, or replacement of decentralized wastewater treatment systems that treat municipal wastewater or domestic sewage;

(5) for measures to manage, reduce, treat, or recapture stormwater or subsurface drainage water;

(6) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for measures to reduce the demand for publicly owned treatment works capacity through water conservation, efficiency, or reuse;

(7) for the development and implementation of watershed projects meeting the criteria set forth in 33 U.S.C. §1274;

(8) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for measures to reduce the energy consumption needs for publicly owned treatment works;

(9) for reusing or recycling wastewater, stormwater, or subsurface drainage water;

(10) for measures to increase the security of publicly owned treatment works; and

(11) to any qualified nonprofit entity that has federal tax-exempt status to provide assistance to owners and operators of small and medium-sized publicly owned treatment works:

(A) to plan, develop, and obtain financing for eligible projects, including planning, design, and associated preconstruction activities; and

(B) to assist such treatment works in achieving compliance with the Act.

Source Note: The provisions of this §375.2 adopted to be effective September 8, 2010, 35 TexReg 8126; amended to be effective January 9, 2012, 36 TexReg 9337; amended to be effective July 30, 2012, 37 TexReg 5615; amended to be effective July 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 4853