Water Infrastructure Advisory Council public hearing and meeting set for Wednesday, April 20 in Dover

DOVER – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) will hold a public hearing, followed by a council meeting, beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 at the Kent County Administrative Complex, Conference Room 220, 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

Agendas:

Public hearing:
Draft Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) FY 2016 Project Priority Lists (PPL) and Intended Use Plans (IUP)

  • Call to order
  • Overview – Draft CWSRF and DWSRF FY 2016 PPLs and IUPs
  • WIAC comments
  • Public comments
  • Public record to remain open until May 23, 2016
  • Adjourn

Council meeting:

  • Call to order
  • Approval of agenda
  • Approval of Feb. 17 meeting minutes
  • WIAC Updates
    • Asset Management presentation, Town of Millsboro
    • Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Assessment follow-up
    • Overview of MS4s and community requirements
    • Clean Water and Flood Abatement Task Force update
    • Robert Palmer, acting director for Division of Watershed Stewardship
  • New business
    • WIAC vote to recommend draft FY 2016 CWSRF and DWSRF PPLs and IUPs
    • State Revolving Fund project affordability criteria for investor-owned utilities – Tidewater Utilities
    • Wastewater Matching Planning Grant requests
    • Drinking Water Asset Management Planning Grant Incentive requests
    • Drinking Water Innovative and Technology Grant request – City of Newark
    • Drinking Water Planning Grant Extension request – Fort DuPont
    • Community Water Quality Improvement Grant requests
    • Surface Water Matching Planning Grant – various items
  • Reports
    • Administrators’ reports:
    • CWSRF project status update
    • CWSRF – DWSRF financial reports (cash flow models)
  • Subcommittees’ Reports
    • Wastewater
    • Drinking water
    • Surface water management
    • Finance
  • Public comment
  • Next WIAC meeting date and adjourn

For more information about the WIAC, please call 302-739-9941

Media Contact: Melanie Rapp, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 46, No.118