10.1-1186.01 - Reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works.
§ 10.1-1186.01. Reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works.
A. The General Assembly shall fund grants to finance the reasonable costs ofdesign and installation of nutrient removal technology at the publicly ownedtreatment works designated as significant dischargers contained in subsectionE, or as eligible nonsignificant dischargers as defined in § 10.1-2117.Notwithstanding § 10.1-2128, at such time as grant disbursements pursuant tothis section reach 200 percent of the appropriations provided for in Chapter951 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005 and Chapter 10 of the Acts of Assembly of2006, Special Session I, the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake andNatural Resources, the House Committee on Appropriations, the SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and the SenateCommittee on Finance shall review the future funding needs to meet thepurposes of the Water Quality Improvement Act and the appropriate fundingmechanism for such needs.
B. The disbursement of grants for the design and installation of nutrientremoval technology at those publicly owned treatment works included insubsection E and eligible nonsignificant dischargers shall be made monthlybased on a requisition submitted by the grant recipient in the form requestedby the Department. Each requisition shall include written certification thatthe applicable local share of the cost of nutrient removal technology forthat portion of the project covered by such requisition has been incurred orexpended. Except as may otherwise be approved by the Department,disbursements shall not exceed 95 percent of the total grant amount untilsatisfactory completion of the project. The distribution of the grants shallbe effected by one of the following methods:
1. In payments to be paid by the State Treasurer out of funds appropriated tothe Water Quality Improvement Fund pursuant to § 10.1-2131;
2. Over a specified time through a contractual agreement entered into by theTreasury Board and approved by the Governor, on behalf of the Commonwealth,and the locality or public service authority undertaking the design andinstallation of nutrient removal technology, such payments to be paid by theState Treasurer out of funds appropriated to the Treasury Board; or
3. In payments to be paid by the State Treasurer upon request of the Directorof Environmental Quality out of proceeds from bonds issued by the VirginiaPublic Building Authority, in consultation with the Department ofEnvironmental Quality, pursuant to §§ 2.2-2261, 2.2-2263, and 2.2-2264,including the Commonwealth's share of the interest costs expended by thelocality or regional authority for financing such project during the periodfrom 50% completion of construction to final completion of construction.
C. The General Assembly shall have the sole authority to determine whetherdisbursement will be made pursuant to subdivision B 1, B 2, or B 3, or acombination thereof; provided that a disbursement shall only be made pursuantto subdivision B 3 upon a certification by the Department of EnvironmentalQuality that project grant reimbursements for the fiscal year will exceed theavailable funds in the Water Quality Improvement Fund.
D. Exclusive of any deposits made pursuant to § 10.1-2128, the grants awardedpursuant to this section shall include such appropriations as provided for inChapter 951 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005; and Chapter 10 of the Acts ofAssembly of 2006, Special Session I.
E. The disbursement of grants to finance the costs of design and installationof nutrient removal technology at the following 89 publicly owned treatmentworks and other eligible nonsignificant dischargers shall be providedpursuant to the distribution methodology included in § 10.1-2131. However, inno case shall any publicly owned treatment works receive a grant of less than35% of the costs of the design and installation of nutrient removaltechnology.
FACILITY NAME OWNER
Shenandoah - Potomac River Basin
ACSA-Fishersville STP Augusta County Service Authority
Luray STP Town of Luray
ACSA-Middle River Regional STP Augusta County Service Authority
HRRSA-North River WWTF Harrisonburg-Rockingham
Regional Sewer Authority
ACSA-Stuarts Draft STP Augusta County Service Authority
Waynesboro STP City of Waynesboro
ACSA-Weyers Cave STP Augusta County Service Authority
Berryville STP Town of Berryville
Front Royal STP Town of Front Royal
Mount Jackson STP Town of Mount Jackson
New Market STP Town of New Market
Shenandoah Co.-North
Fork Regional WWTP Shenandoah County
Stoney Creek Sanitary
District STP Stoney Creek Sanitary District
Strasburg STP Town of Strasburg
Woodstock STP Town of Woodstock
FWSA-Opequon Water
Reclamation Facility Frederick-Winchester Service
Authority
FWSA-Parkins Mill WWTF Frederick-Winchester Service
Authority
Purcellville-Basham
Simms WWTF Town of Purcellville
LCSA-Broad Run WRF Loudoun County Service Authority
Leesburg WPCF Town of Leesburg
Round Hill WWTP Town of Round Hill
PWCSA-H.L. Mooney WWTF Prince William County Service
Authority
Upper Occoquan Sewage
Authority WWTP Upper Occoquan Sewage
Authority
FCW&SA-Vint Hill WWTF Fauquier County Water and Sewer
Authority
Alexandria Sanitation
Authority WWTP Alexandria Sanitation Authority
Arlington Co. WPCF Arlington County
Fairfax Co. - Noman-Cole
Pollution Control Facility Fairfax County
Stafford Co.-Aquia WWTP Stafford County
Colonial Beach STP Town of Colonial Beach
Dahlgren Sanitary
District WWTP King George County Service
Authority
Fairview Beach STP King George County Service
Authority
Purkins Corner WWTP King George County Service
Authority
District of Columbia - Blue
Plains STP (Virginia
portion) Loudoun County Service Authority
and Fairfax County contract
for capacity
Rappahannock River Basin
Culpeper WWTP Town of Culpeper
Marshall WWTP Town of Marshall
Mountain Run WWTP Culpeper County
Orange STP Town of Orange
Rapidan STP Rapidan Service Authority
FCW&SA-Remington WWTP Fauquier County Water and Sewer
Authority
Warrenton STP Town of Warrenton
Wilderness Shores WWTP Rapidan Service Authority
Spotsylvania Co.-FMC WWTF Spotsylvania County
Fredericksburg WWTF City of Fredericksburg
Stafford Co.-Little Falls Run WWTF Stafford County
Spotsylvania Co.-Massaponax WWTF Spotsylvania County
Montross-Westmoreland WWTP Westmoreland County
Oakland Park STP King George County Service
Authority
Tappahannock WWTP Town of Tappahannock
Urbanna WWTP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
Warsaw STP Town of Warsaw
Reedville Sanitary District WWTP Reedville Sanitary District
Kilmarnock WWTP Town of Kilmarnock
York River Basin
Caroline Co. Regional STP Caroline County
Gordonsville STP Rapidan Service Authority
Ashland WWTP Hanover County
Doswell WWTP Hanover County
HRSD-York River STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
Parham Landing WWTP New Kent County
Totopotomoy WWTP Hanover County
HRSD-West Point STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
HRSD-Mathews Courthouse STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
James River Basin
Buena Vista STP City of Buena Vista
Clifton Forge STP Town of Clifton Forge
Covington STP City of Covington
Lexington-Rockbridge Regional WQCF Maury Service Authority
Alleghany Co.-Low Moor STP Alleghany County
Alleghany Co.-Lower Jackson
River WWTP Alleghany County
Amherst-Rutledge Creek WWTP Town of Amherst
Lynchburg STP City of Lynchburg
RWSA-Moores Creek Regional STP Rivanna Water and Sewer
Authority
Crewe WWTP Town of Crewe
Farmville WWTP Town of Farmville
Chesterfield Co.-Falling Chesterfield County
Creek WWTP
Henrico Co. WWTP Henrico County
Hopewell Regional WWTF City of Hopewell
Chesterfield Co.-Proctors
Creek WWTP Chesterfield County
Richmond WWTP City of Richmond
South Central Wastewater South Central Wastewater
Authority WWTF Authority
Chickahominy WWTP New Kent County
HRSD-Boat Harbor STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
HRSD-James River STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
HRSD-Williamsburg STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
HRSD-Nansemond STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
HRSD-Army Base STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
HRSD-Virginia Initiative Plant STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
HRSD-Chesapeake/Elizabeth STP Hampton Roads Sanitation
District
Eastern Shore Basin
Cape Charles WWTP Town of Cape Charles
Onancock WWTP Town of Onancock
Tangier Island WWTP Town of Tangier
F. To the extent that any publicly owned treatment works receives less thanthe grant specified pursuant to § 10.1-2131, any year-end revenue surplus orunappropriated balances deposited in the Water Quality Improvement Fund, asrequired by § 10.1-2128, shall be prioritized in order to augment the fundingof those projects for which grants have been prorated. Any additionalreimbursements to these prorated projects shall not exceed the totalreimbursement amount due pursuant to the formula established in subsection Eof § 10.1-2131.
G. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of § 10.1-2131, theDirector of the Department of Environmental Quality shall not be required toenter into a grant agreement with a facility designated as a significantdischarger or eligible nonsignificant discharger if the Director determinesthat the use of nutrient credits in accordance with the Chesapeake BayWatershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program (§ 62.1-44.19:12 et seq.) would besignificantly more cost-effective than the installation of nutrient controlsfor the facility in question.
(2007, cc. 851, 900; 2008, c. 572.)