Chapter NR 125

NR 125.07(11) (11) Operation and maintenance. A written statement from the department district or area engineer certifying that the operation, maintenance, testing and reporting of the municipal wastewater treatment plant meets all state and federal requirements pertaining to the project.

NR 125.07(12) (12) Other information. Other information as requested by the department to determine the eligibility of a project or to determine the eligible costs.

NR 125.07(13) (13) Compliance maintenance projects. Applications for compliance maintenance planning grants shall include documents required under subs. (1), (2), (4), (7), (8), (9) (a), (10) and (12).

NR 125.07 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1976, No. 247, eff. 8-1-76; r. and recr. Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89; corrections in (3) and (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, May, 2001, No. 545.

NR 125.08 NR 125.08 Departmental processing of applications.

NR 125.08(1) (1) Project number assignment. Upon receipt of an application, the department will assign a project number in chronological order of receipt. The project number will be used on all documents and correspondence relating to the project.

NR 125.08(2) (2) Initial review. The department will review the application and accompanying supporting documents in sufficient detail to assure completeness and whether the proposed project is eligible as pursuant to s. NR 125.03. Applications which are incomplete may be returned to the applicant for the appropriate information. Applicants having projects which are determined to be ineligible will be notified of such determination.

NR 125.08(3) (3) Obsolete applications. The application and supporting materials must be current and correct before the project can be placed on the priority list or before the state grant offer can be made. Generally information that is more than one year old is considered out of date and must be resubmitted or recertified as being up to date.

NR 125.08 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1976, No. 247, eff. 8-1-76.

NR 125.09 NR 125.09 Priority designation.

NR 125.09(1) (1) Priority categories. After June 30, 1988 and before July 1, 1990 the department shall give priority for available funding as follows:

NR 125.09(1)(a) (a) The department shall give first priority to funding annual payments to municipalities required under s. 281.55 (8), Stats.

NR 125.09(1)(b) (b) The department shall give second priority to funding applications for compliance maintenance planning.

NR 125.09(1)(c) (c) The department shall give third priority to funding applications for small improvement projects.

NR 125.09(2) (2) Priority within categories. Priority within each category shall be determined by the point rating system under sub. (3). Projects shall be rated for priority for grants in descending order of the sum of the points. In the case of a tie in the point rating, the completed application received by the department at the earlier date shall be given the higher priority.

NR 125.09(3) (3) Point rating system. In ranking projects for priority for grants, financial capacity will be considered. A combined maximum of 30 points is assigned to these 3 measures of financial capacity and will be computed in accordance with the following table:

NR 125.09 Note * Based on the most recent Wisconsin department of revenue publications, “Long Term Indebtedness of Wisconsin Political Subdivisions” and “Taxes, Aids and Shared Taxes” and confirmation of its applicability by department investigation.

NR 125.09 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1976, No. 247, eff. 8-1-76; am. Register, November, 1976, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; renum. (1) to be (3), cr. (1), am. (2), Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89; correction in (1) (a) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, May, 2001, No. 545.

NR 125.10 NR 125.10 Priority list, closing date. The department shall determine the amount of money needed to fund complete applications received by the department prior to April 1 of each year.

NR 125.10(1) (1) If the amount of money available for grants is not sufficient to fully fund all applications, the department shall determine the priority rating of each application in accordance with s. NR 125.09. The department shall award grants for projects with the highest priority ratings until available funds are depleted.

NR 125.10(2) (2) If the amount of money available for grants is sufficient, a priority list will not be compiled. The department shall award grants for all eligible applications received prior to April 1. The department may award any surplus funds which would otherwise lapse at the end of the state fiscal year on a first-come, first-served basis for applications received on or after April 1.

NR 125.10(3) (3) Applications which are not funded in one fiscal year due to shortage of funds may be considered for funding in the following fiscal year.

NR 125.10 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1976, No. 247, eff. 8-1-76; r. and recr. Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89.

NR 125.11 NR 125.11 Grant awards.

NR 125.11(1) (1) A grant awarded under this chapter shall be made on forms prepared by the department. The award shall be signed by the authorized representative of the department and shall list the conditions to which the award is subject.

NR 125.11(2) (2) A grant may not be awarded for any project unless the project meets all department requirements and has priority for available funds under ss. NR 125.09 and 125.10.

NR 125.11(3) (3) A grant award may not exceed 25% of the eligible cost, or $15,000, whichever is less.

NR 125.11(4) (4) The authorized representative of the municipality shall accept the grant award by signing the award document and returning it to the department. The department may terminate a grant award if the award is not accepted within 45 days of the date of issuance by the department.

NR 125.11 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1976, No. 247, eff. 8-1-76; am. (2), Register, October, 1976, No. 250, eff. 11-1-76; renum. (3) to be (4) and cr. (3), Register, November, 1976, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; r. and recr. Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89.

NR 125.12 NR 125.12 Payment procedure. Final payment will be made only after the project is fully functional and final inspection and audit and evidence of satisfactory operation and maintenance. The total state grant will be based on the final audited eligible costs.

NR 125.12 History History: Cr. Register, July, 1976, No. 247, eff. 8-1-76; r. (1), Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89.