10-144 C.M.R. ch. 230, § 2 - Prioritization of Projects to Receive Financial Assistance from the Fund

a. General. Periodically, and at least annually, DHHS will prepare and certify to the Bank a project priority list of those public water system projects eligible for financial assistance from the Fund. For the purposes of these rules a public water system is defined in 22 MRSA Section2601, subsection 8.

b. Priority factors. The factors to be considered in developing the priority list shall include, but not be limited to:

I. Does the project address serious risk to human health;

II. Is the project necessary to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act;

III. Is the project to assist public water systems in need on a per household basis according to State affordability criteria; and

IV. Does the project meet the above listed factors used in developing the priority list and is the public water system prepared to proceed with the proposed activity.

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10-144 C.M.R. ch. 230, § 2