Funding Guidelines State Fiscal Year 2020 Water Quality Financial Assistance Centennial Clean Water Program Clean Water Act Section 319 Program Stormwater Financial Assistance Program Washington State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Program July 2018 Publication 18-10-030 Publication and Contact Information This report is available on the Department of Ecology’s Web site at https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/SummaryPages/18-10-030.html. For more information contact: Water Quality Program P.O. 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Funding Guidelines State Fiscal Year 2020 Water Quality Financial Assistance Centennial Clean Water Program Clean Water Section 319 Program Stormwater Financial Assistance Program Washington State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Program by Financial Management Section Water Quality Program Washington State Department of Ecology Olympia, Washington This page purposely left blank Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... iii Contact Information .......................................................................................................... vii Chapter 1: Program Overview .............................................................................................1 Chapter 2: Funding Programs ..............................................................................................4 CWSRF ..........................................................................................................................4 Eligible Applicants ................................................................................................4 Eligible Project Categories ....................................................................................5 Interest Rates and Loan Terms ..............................................................................5 Funding Provisions ................................................................................................6 Stormwater Financial Assistance Program ..................................................................11 Eligible Applicants ..............................................................................................11 Eligible Project Categories ..................................................................................11 Ineligible SFAP Project Elements .......................................................................12 Funding Provisions ..............................................................................................14 Centennial ....................................................................................................................15 Eligible Applicants ..............................................................................................15 Eligible Project Categories ..................................................................................15 Funding Provisions ..............................................................................................16 Section 319...................................................................................................................16 Eligible Applicants ..............................................................................................17 Eligible Project Categories ..................................................................................17 Funding Provisions ..............................................................................................17 Grant Match Requirements ..........................................................................................18 Centennial and Section 319 .................................................................................18 SFAP ....................................................................................................................18 Types of Match ....................................................................................................18 Cash Match ..........................................................................................................19 Grants Used to Match Grants ..............................................................................19 Loans Used to Match Grants ...............................................................................19 Interlocal Contributions .......................................................................................19 Other In-kind .......................................................................................................20 Chapter 3: Eligible Project Categories ...............................................................................21 Wastewater Facility Projects ........................................................................................21 Planning ...............................................................................................................21 Reclaimed Water Facilities ..................................................................................21 Design ..................................................................................................................22 Construction ........................................................................................................22 Design and Construction .....................................................................................22 Land Acquisition .................................................................................................23 Onsite Sewage System (OSS) Projects ........................................................................24 Large Onsite Sewage Systems (LOSS) ...............................................................24 Page iii Planning and Survey ............................................................................................24 Local Loan Program ............................................................................................25 Stormwater Facility Projects ........................................................................................27 Planning and Design ............................................................................................28 Construction ........................................................................................................28 Land Acquisition .................................................................................................29 Stormwater Activity Projects .......................................................................................30 Nonpoint Source Activity Projects ..............................................................................31 Nonpoint Best Management Practices (BMPs) Implementation Projects ...........31 Groundwater, Aquifer, Wellhead Planning and Implementation ........................34 Lake Restoration Planning and Implementation .................................................35 Land Acquisition .................................................................................................35 Public Outreach and Education Projects .............................................................35 Riparian and Wetland Restoration Planning and Implementation ......................36 Technical Assistance ...........................................................................................36 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Support Projects ....................................36 Water Quality Monitoring ...................................................................................37 Watershed Planning and Implementation ............................................................37 Program-wide Ineligible Projects and Components ....................................................40 Chapter 4: Applying for Funding .......................................................................................42 The Funding Cycle .......................................................................................................42 How to Apply ...............................................................................................................43 The Application ...................................................................................................43 Evaluation Process ...............................................................................................43 The Successful Project Proposal ..................................................................................47 Application Requirements ...........................................................................................48 The Step Process ..................................................................................................48 Growth Management Act (GMA) Compliance ...................................................50 Environmental Review ........................................................................................50 Puget Sound Action Agenda 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