NR 162.06(1)(d)10. 10. All negotiated pending change orders and all executed change orders.

NR 162.06(1)(e) (e) A request for disbursement and required supporting invoices, payoff statements for interim debt, and other applicable documentation of expenditures, including a copy of the title or deed for land purchased for the project if the applicant is requesting financial assistance for land purchase costs, and complete copies of any contract change orders for which costs are included in the request for disbursement, along with a copy of the department construction management engineer’s change order approval.

NR 162.06(1)(f) (f) Evidence that a bond counsel is drafting legal documents related to the authorization and issuance of bonds for action at a municipal meeting prior to the scheduled loan closing.

NR 162.06(1)(g) (g) Completed federal forms, if applicable, and any other required documentation of compliance with federal requirements, which may include certification of compliance with Davis-Bacon wage rate requirements, certification of use of American-made products in the project, and the cost, effectiveness, energy efficiency, and water efficiency of the selected design.

NR 162.06(1)(h) (h) Parallel cost percentage information.

NR 162.06(1)(i) (i) An executed intermunicipal agreement or multiple executed agreements described under s. NR 162.05 (4) (h), if 2 or more municipalities utilize shared or interconnected wastewater treatment works.

NR 162.06(1)(j) (j) Proof that applicable ordinances required under s. NR 162.07 have been adopted by the municipality.

NR 162.06(1)(k) (k) A copy of the adopted user charge system and proof that the municipality adopted the user charge system.

NR 162.06(1)(L) (L) A copy of each executed construction management or other professional services contract associated with the project if funds are requested for services included in the contract.

NR 162.06(1)(m) (m) A completed design life calculation worksheet with any backup documentation required by the department if, after the application submittal, the applicant requested a loan term greater than 20 years. All of the following apply to applicants requesting a loan term greater than 20 years:

NR 162.06(1)(m)1. 1. The applicant shall submit the design life calculation worksheet at least 9 weeks prior to loan closing.

NR 162.06(1)(m)2. 2. The applicant shall pledge system revenues to secure the CWFP loan.

NR 162.06(1)(m)3. 3. A loan term greater than 20 years is not available for projects for which the applicant pledges general obligation bonds to secure the loan.

NR 162.06 Note Note: The design life calculation worksheet is an excel spreadsheet that is available on the department’s website at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/documents/EIF/Forms/forms.html#cwform. The department strongly encourages applicants to submit the design life calculation worksheet with the rest of its application submittal in order to allow enough review and response time for the worksheet contents. Later submittal of the design life calculation worksheet may delay a loan closing.

NR 162.06(2) (2) The department has done all of the following, if applicable to the scored project:

NR 162.06(2)(a) (a) Complied with the Wisconsin environmental policy act requirements pursuant to the procedures in ch. NR 150.

NR 162.06(2)(b) (b) Reviewed and approved the plans and specifications.

NR 162.06(2)(c) (c) Reviewed and concurred with the parallel cost percentage provided by the applicant.

NR 162.06(2)(d) (d) Reviewed and concurred with the design life calculation for the scored project if the applicant is requesting a loan term greater than 20 years.

NR 162.06(3) (3) The scored project has met the priority requirements of subch. V.

NR 162.06(4) (4) The applicant has the legal, institutional, managerial, technical, and financial capability to ensure adequate construction, operations, and maintenance of the wastewater treatment works throughout the applicant’s jurisdiction.

NR 162.06(5) (5) DOA finds that the municipality is likely to be able to meet the terms and conditions for receiving financial assistance under ch. Adm 35 and s. 281.59, Stats.

NR 162.06(6) (6) The applicant has received or applied for permits required by the department for the scored project, including those under chs. 30 and 283, Stats.

NR 162.06 History History: CR 22-045: cr. Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11-1-23; correction in (1) (c) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2023 No. 814.

NR 162.07 NR 162.07 Requirements for a user charge system and sewer use ordinance.

NR 162.07(1) (1) General. Any user charge system and applicable ordinances adopted by a recipient shall be maintained in accordance with s. 281.58 (14) (b) 7., Stats., for the useful life of a wastewater treatment works. The applicant shall submit user charge information to the department and shall certify to the department that the user charge system meets all the applicable requirements in this section.

NR 162.07(2) (2) Applicability. A user charge system and sewer use ordinance is required of the applicant receiving financial assistance under this subchapter for any wastewater treatment works project.

NR 162.07(3) (3) User charge system requirements. Any user charge system under this section shall do all of the following:

NR 162.07(3)(a) (a) Require that each user or user class pays its proportionate share of operation and maintenance costs, including replacement costs, of the wastewater treatment works within the recipient’s service area.