NR 162.04(1)(a)33.a.a. Replacing storm sewers of the same size or required minimum size if breakage occurs due to construction of a scored project and the existing storm sewers are in direct conflict with the installation of new sanitary sewer pipes in a new location. NR 162.04(1)(a)33.b.b. Installing new or replacing existing storm sewers or BMPs for controlling on-site runoff at treatment facilities, lift stations, septage receiving facilities and other treatment works facilities and properties. NR 162.04 NoteNote: Storm water control sewers or BMPs described in subd. 33. are considered wastewater treatment projects as they are designed for purposes of controlling storm water around wastewater treatment works facilities, and projects for these sewers or BMPs would be funded under subch. II rather than under subch. III for storm water projects.
NR 162.04(1)(a)34.34. ‘Street restoration.’ Restoring streets and rights-of-way, and repairing items damaged during construction of the scored project, such as pavement, sidewalks, water mains, and storm sewers. Eligibility of costs may be prorated based on participation by one or more other funding sources, or on the percent of the project attributable to CWFP-eligible activities. NR 162.04 NoteNote: Other funding sources that tend to participate in the types of projects that involve street restoration include the department of transportation, the community development block grant program, and the U.S. department of agriculture rural development community programs. Proration of costs can be due to the other funding source covering a portion of costs that would otherwise be eligible for CWFP funding or because some of the project costs are not eligible, such as watermain costs being ineligible when the project purpose is to replace both watermains and sanitary sewers.
NR 162.04(1)(a)35.35. ‘Watermains.’ Relocating watermains if necessary for construction, and, if breakage due to construction of a scored project occurs, replacing watermains of the same size or required minimum size. NR 162.04(1)(b)(b) Eligible at market rate. Costs eligible for market interest rate financing of a scored project include any of the following: NR 162.04(1)(b)1.1. The cost of reserve capacity for sewage collection system, interceptor, or individual system projects in unsewered municipalities necessary to serve projected flows beyond the initial flows expected at the project completion date. NR 162.04(1)(b)2.2. The cost of reserve capacity for wastewater projects necessary to treat projected flows beyond 10 years from the project completion date. NR 162.04(1)(b)3.3. The cost of capacity for present and future flows from industrial wastewater users or from industrial areas regulated under ch. NR 216. NR 162.04(1)(b)4.4. The cost for the flow from state and federal facilities if the flow from these facilities exceeds 5 percent of the total flow to the treatment works. NR 162.04(1)(b)5.5. The cost of any portion of a project to correct violations of effluent limitations contained in a permit issued under ch. 283, Stats. NR 162.04 NoteNote: A scored project in an unsewered area is eligible for below-market-rate financing if the department finds that at least two-thirds of the initial flow will be wastewater originating from residences in existence at least 20 years prior to submittal of the financial assistance application. If an unsewered project does not meet the two-thirds rule, s. 281.58 (8) (c), Stats., allows the CWFP to fund the project at market rate only. NR 162.04(1)(c)1.1. The amount of the costs described in par. (b) 1. to 4. is determined using a parallel cost percentage that is calculated as follows: NR 162.04(1)(c)1.b.b. Calculate a reduced capacity condition by subtracting the flows and loadings associated with par. (b) 1. to 4. from the total design capacity. NR 162.04(1)(c)1.d.d. Divide the cost of the reduced capacity condition by the costs of the total design capacity. PC = RC/DC
Where:
PC . . . is the parallel cost percentage expressed as a decimal.
RC . . . is the cost associated with the reduced capacity condition.
DC . . . is the cost associated with the total design capacity.
EM = (TP)(1–PC)
Where:
EM . . . is the amount of project costs eligible for market rate financing only.
TP . . . is the total project cost eligible for CWFP financing.
PC . . . is the parallel cost percentage expressed as a decimal.
NR 162.04(1)(c)3.3. If the department determines that the project includes other market rate costs as described in par. (b) 5. and 6., the amount of those costs shall be subtracted from the amount eligible for below–market rate financing and added to the amount of market rate costs calculated in subd. 2. NR 162.04 NoteNote: All questions relating to cost eligibility or allocation shall be resolved prior to the execution of the financial assistance agreement in accordance with s. NR 162.15. NR 162.04(2)(2) Ineligible costs. Costs for items and activities not directly associated with or not necessary for the construction or startup of a scored project are not eligible for financial assistance unless specifically approved by the department as necessary and reasonable for the efficient operation or integrity of the overall treatment works or BMP. Ineligible items and activities include all of the following: NR 162.04(2)(a)(a) Allowances. Any allowance or contingency amounts built into a bid contract for nonspecific or ineligible items or activities. NR 162.04(2)(b)(b) Basin planning. Basin or areawide planning not related to the scored project. NR 162.04(2)(c)(c) BCPL ineligibles. For a project receiving interest rate subsidy under subch. IV, project costs determined to be ineligible for loan assistance from the BCPL. NR 162.04(2)(d)(d) Bonus payments. Bonus payments not legally required for completion of construction before a contractual completion date. NR 162.04(2)(e)(e) Buying capacity. Purchase cost of buying capacity in an existing treatment works that is not being expanded. NR 162.04(2)(f)(f) Certification. Fees for operator certification training. NR 162.04(2)(g)(g) Conflict of interest. Costs incurred under a contract that creates a real or apparent conflict of interest. An apparent conflict of interest arises when an official or employee of a recipient participates in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by the CWFP and any of the following conditions exist: NR 162.04(2)(g)1.1. The official or employee or the official’s or employee’s spouse has an ownership interest in the firm selected for the contract. NR 162.04(2)(g)2.2. Any person identified in subd. 1. receives any contract, gratuity, or favor from the award of the contract. NR 162.04(2)(h)(h) Engineering. Engineering costs relatable to ineligible construction costs when the ineligible construction and equipment costs are more than 10 percent of total construction and equipment costs. NR 162.04(2)(i)(i) Grant administration. Any costs for administering or applying for funding from sources other than the CWFP, such as U.S. department of agriculture’s rural development programs, a community development block grant program, federal state and tribal assistance grants, U.S. army corps of engineers, focus on energy, or other non-CWFP federal or state government loan or grant programs, or other types of financial assistance programs. NR 162.04(2)(j)(j) Hookup charges. Hookup charges imposed by one municipality on another for hooking into a treatment works or BMP, or transport system to such a facility, unless the charges are based on identifiable capital improvement costs incurred by the municipality imposing the charge, proportional to the capacity to be used by the municipality hooking up, and included in an intermunicipal agreement meeting the requirements of s. NR 162.05 (4) (h). NR 162.04(2)(k)(k) Industrial facilities. Costs associated with privately-owned pretreatment facilities and monitoring equipment used by industry for sampling discharges to a municipal treatment works. NR 162.04(2)(L)(L) Interim debt. Interest or principal payments on interim debt paid by the municipality out of its internal funds rather than capitalized funds, unless DOA notifies the department that such payments are eligible under the particular circumstances. NR 162.04 NoteNote: The ineligibility of interest or principal payments in par. (L) is based on U.S. treasury reimbursement regulations 26 CFR 1.150-2. NR 162.04(2)(m)(m) Late fees. Interest or late fees on payments for services provided to the municipality in relation to the scored project. NR 162.04(2)(mm)(mm) Laterals. Privately-owned connection laterals that transport wastewater from structures to municipally–owned or privately–owned wastewater systems. NR 162.04(2)(nm)(nm) Mismanagement and litigation. Costs of claims against the recipient resulting from mismanagement or caused by the recipient’s vicarious liability for the improper action of others and costs resulting from litigation of contract disputes, liquidated damages, appeals, and other related disputes. NR 162.04(2)(o)(o) Negligence. Costs incurred due to negligence or error of a party contracted by the municipality. NR 162.04(2)(om)(om) No construction. All costs of a project if the municipality does not finance some construction costs through the CWFP, unless the department is cooperating with another governmental funding agency to provide an affordable financing package for the project, the other funding agency is financing the construction costs, and the department receives acceptable documentation of the other agency’s commitment. NR 162.04(2)(pm)(pm) Ordinary municipal operating expenses. Ordinary operating expenses of a municipality, such as salaries and expenses of elected officials and on-staff attorneys, postage, utility bills, and annual financial audits. NR 162.04(2)(q)(q) Other funding. Costs for which payment has been or will be received from another funding source, including costs for which funds from the U.S. department of agriculture’s rural development program or a community development block grant program are committed or costs covered by a focus on energy grant. If the municipality does not receive the funds expected from the other source, the department may consider the costs of the work that was to be funded through the other source to be eligible for CWFP financial assistance unless the costs are considered ineligible under another paragraph in this subsection. This paragraph does not apply to a municipality receiving a loan from the BCPL for a scored project receiving interest subsidy under subch. IV. NR 162.04(2)(qm)(qm) Outside of scope. Costs outside the scope of the scored project unless the department approves the costs as necessary and reasonable to improve the overall integrity, operation, or functionality of the treatment works or BMP. NR 162.04(2)(r)(r) Personal injury. Personal injury compensation or damages arising out of the project, whether determined by adjudication, arbitration, negotiation, or otherwise. NR 162.04(2)(rm)(rm) Post-closeout. Expenses incurred after the project completion date of the scored project. NR 162.04(2)(s)(s) Private septic payments. Credits or payments to private septic owners made as a result of complying with s. 60.726, Stats. NR 162.04(2)(sm)(sm) Sludge removal. Removing sludge from a wastewater facility unless it is part of the activities necessary for a scored project. NR 162.04(2)(t)(t) Special devices. Waste-generating fixtures and associated plumbing from a residence or commercial establishment to a treatment unit, and modifications to homes or other buildings for installation of special devices. NR 162.04(2)(tm)(tm) Special districts. Costs of establishing special purpose districts or commissions, such as sanitary districts, utility districts, and joint commissions. NR 162.04(2)(u)(u) Storm water pipes. Storm sewer pipes unless the pipes are carrying water to treatment. Portions of storm sewer pipe construction may be eligible in a scored project if the pipes need repair or replacement due to breakage during construction of the scored project, as determined by the department. NR 162.04(2)(um)(um) Violation penalties. Fines and penalties due to violations of, or failure to comply with, federal, state, or local laws. NR 162.04(2)(v)(v) Warranty inspections after construction completion. Costs related to post-construction warranty inspections, including costs of a consulting engineer or a third-party inspector, and costs of extended warranties or service contracts that go beyond construction completion. NR 162.04(2)(vm)(vm) Watermains. Watermain construction, replacement, or repair unless the watermain is needed to carry water to a part of the treatment works, or the watermain work is necessary as a direct result of work performed for a scored project, such as moving a watermain to allow appropriate distance between it and a sanitary sewer pipe being constructed in the scored project or repairing or replacing a watermain damaged during construction of the scored project. NR 162.04(2)(w)(w) Wisconsin fund facilities. The acquisition of a treatment works built with Wisconsin fund grant program monies. NR 162.04 NoteNote: The Wisconsin fund grant program was created to fund municipal wastewater treatment facility projects required to achieve the federal goal of “fishable and swimmable” for the state’s waters. The grant program was administered under ch. NR 128, which was created in 1978. Final grant closeouts of Wisconsin fund projects occurred during the 1990s. This grant program preceded the CWFP which was created in 1987 Wisconsin Act 399. NR 162.04(2)(x)(x) WPDES permit fees. The cost of a WPDES permit unless it is a special permit specific to the project construction. NR 162.04(3)(3) Limitation on eligibility of interim debt costs. NR 162.04(3)(a)(a) Net interest expense. Interim debt interest expenses shall be offset with any interest earnings from the investment of the proceeds from the interim debt to determine the amount eligible for CWFP financial assistance. NR 162.04(3)(b)(b) Interim debt issuance costs. The amount of interim debt issuance costs eligible for financial assistance is limited to $15,000 plus 0.5 percent of the total eligible face amount of the interim debt. If interim debt is rolled over or renewed, the face amount may not be counted multiple times in calculating the eligible face amount of interim debt for purposes of this limit. NR 162.04(3)(c)(c) Interim interest costs. The period of time for which interest on interim debt is eligible for financial assistance shall run from no earlier than 18 months prior to the start of construction to the earliest of the following: NR 162.04(3)(d)(d) Cost proration. If the term of the interim debt exceeds the limit in par. (c), the interim debt costs shall be prorated using the length of the eligible term divided by the total time that the interim debt is outstanding. If the interim debt is not exclusively for the CWFP scored project, costs shall be prorated according to the proportion of the total debt that is for the scored project. NR 162.04(3)(e)(e) Maximum principal. The amount of interim debt principal that may be refinanced with CWFP financial assistance shall not exceed the total amount of the interim debt that was spent on eligible project costs. NR 162.04 HistoryHistory: CR 22-045: cr. Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11-1-23; correction in (1) (a) 11. d., 24. g. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2023 No. 814. NR 162.05(1)(1) Notice of intent to apply submittal. If required by the department, a municipality shall submit notice of its intent to apply for financial assistance via the department’s online application systems by any applicable deadline set in the CWFP annual intended use plan under s. NR 162.02 (1). The municipality or its designated representatives shall complete the requirements established by the department for gaining access to and submitting information through the department’s online application systems. The department may require the municipality to submit through the online systems any of the following: NR 162.05 NoteNote: Instructions regarding the online application systems are available on the Environmental Improvement Fund website at dnr.wi.gov/Aid/EIF.html.
NR 162.05(1)(a)(a) A clear, concise, and comprehensive project description that includes the problem or concern being addressed, the general solution proposed through a single project, and detailed information regarding what structures are to be constructed, what equipment is to be purchased and installed, and project location, including detailed information for purposes of eligibility determinations regarding storm sewer or watermain construction being done at the same time as sanitary sewer construction on the same block of a street or in the same intersection.
