DNREC to hold April 30 workshop on solicitation of watershed implementation projects

DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Watershed Stewardship will host a workshop for a special solicitation of watershed implementation projects from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, April 30, in Dover, at the Kent County Administration Building, Room 222, 555 South Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

The workshop will focus on proposals for implementing new projects specifically designed to restore water quality as part of specific Delaware priority watershed improvement plans. Projects funded under the special solicitation will have the benefit of a zero percent loan interest rate, and no accrual of loan interest through project completion. After successful completion of the watershed implementation project, the outstanding principle loan balance shall be forgiven.

Applicants are limited to those with the necessary legal authority to enter into a loan agreement with DNREC for a loan through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. Eligible applicants include state agencies, counties, municipalities, other commissions and political subdivisions or interstate bodies with the capacity to borrow. Partnerships are encouraged where necessary to promote larger projects that are beyond the capacity of smaller organizations.

Proposed projects will be selected for funding consideration through a special project solicitation conducted by the Division of Watershed Stewardship, Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Program, and evaluated for CWSRF funding by DNREC Environmental Finance. The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) through a competitive review process based on ranking criteria shall recommend project requests to the Secretary of DNREC for final approval.

The total CWSRF loan request cannot be less than $500,000 and no greater than $1 million. The funding allocation for the special solicitation is $2.5 million.

For more information, please contact Jim Sullivan, Division of Watershed Stewardship at 302-739-9922.

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Delaware’s Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, April 17 in Dover

DOVER – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet Wednesday, April 17 at 9 a.m. in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

More information about the meeting, including the agenda, can be found on the Statewide Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/61417

For more information about the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council, please visit the DNREC website or call 302-739-9306.

CONTACT: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Dover

DOVER – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) will meet Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 9 a.m. in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

The agenda includes:

  • New Castle Municipal Services Commission-Innovation and Technology Grant presentation
  • Overview Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFA)
  • Work Group – Funding conservation projects with SRF Principal Loan Forgiveness

Also on the agenda:

New Business

  • DWSRF Loan Requests
    • Town of Laurel, well replacement
    • Town of Delmar, water main replacement
  • DWSRF Non-Federal administrative account-reallocation request
  • Drinking Water Asset Management Plan development incentive requests
    • Town of Georgetown
    • Town of Selbyville
  • CWSRF Non-Federal Administrative Account – reallocation request
  • Septic System Extended Funding Option (SEFO) – additional funding request
  • Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant requests
    •  Town of Milton
  •  Delaware City-Fort DuPont Redevelopment Corporation
  •  Assessment of Asset Management Plan Development Incentive Program

Reports

  • Administrators’ reports:
    • CWSRF project status update
    • Financial reports
    • CWSRF – DWSRF cash flow models
  • Subcommittees’ Reports
    • Wastewater Drinking water
    • Surface water management
    • Finance
  • Public comment
  •  Next WIAC meeting date and adjourn

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Media contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Water Infrastructure Advisory Council will hold public hearing and meeting on Oct. 19 in Dover

DOVER – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council will hold a public hearing followed by a meeting on Wed., Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

Agenda:

 Public Hearing

  • Overview of the draft revised Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) FY 2016 Project Priority Lists and Intended Use Plans
  • Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) comments
  • Public comments
  • Public record will remain open until Nov. 21, 2016

Council Meeting

   WIAC – Informational

  • Town of Frankford – restructured DWSRF binding loan commitment
  • DNREC non-potable well drilling process change – letter to municipalities

    New Business

  • DWSRF loan requests
  • Wastewater Asset Management Plan Development Incentive requests
  • Drinking Water Asset Management Plan Development Incentive requests
  • CWSRF Project Planning Grant request
  • Draft proposed guidelines – CWSRF and DWSRF subsidies for privately owned utilities

    Reports

  • Administrators’ Reports
    -CWSRF Project Status Update
    – Financial Reports
    -CWSRF and DWSRF Cash Flow Models
  • Subcommittees’ Reports
    -Wastewater
    -Drinking Water
    -Surface Water Management
    -Finance

    Public Comment

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

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

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Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Sept. 21 in Dover

DOVER – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.

Agenda:

WIAC- informational

  • New Council Member – Ralph Cetrulo
  • New Environmental Finance Engineer – Keith Kooker
  • Presentations – Community Water Quality Improvement Grant Project Implementations
    • Judy Schwartz –George, Miles & Buhr – Town of Bethel Stormwater Retrofits
    • Dr. Marianne Walch – Center for the Inland Bays – Loop Canal Living Shoreline
    • Sara Esposito – Drainage Program – Bridgeville Branch Stream Restoration
  • Clean Water and Flood Abatement Task Force update – Jeff Bross, WIAC Chair
  • FY 2016 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Fed Cap Grants – 20% required state match status
  • CWSRF and DWSRF Project Notice-of-Intent (NOIs) received
  • DWSRF Loan Restructuring Request – Town of Frankford

New Business

  • CWSRF Loan Request – Town of Bridgeville, USDA loan refinance
  • Wastewater Matching Planning Grant requests
  • Wastewater Planning Advance request
  • Surface Water Matching Planning Grant requests
  • Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant request
  • Innovation and Technology Grant request
  • Additional Subsidization Assistance Program request – Lewes Board of Public Works
  • Draft Proposed Guidelines – CWSRF and DWSRF Subsidies for Privately Owned Utilities

Reports

  • Administrators’ Reports
    • CWSRF Project Status Update
  • Financial Reports
    • CWSRF and DWSRF Cash Flow Models
  • Subcommittees’ Reports
    • Wastewater
    • Drinking Water
    • Surface Water Management
    • Finance

Meeting Preview – Feb. 15, 2017

  • Assessment of Asset Management Development Program – 5 completed studies

Public Comment

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