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Wyoming’s Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP)

Wyoming’s Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP). Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts 22 March 2006 Brian Mark Wyoming DEQ 777-6371 bmark@state.wy.us. Background. É 1996 SDWA Amendments É Preventative Approach •Complementary To Traditional Methods

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Wyoming’s Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP)

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  1. Wyoming’s Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP) Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts 22 March 2006 Brian Mark Wyoming DEQ 777-6371 bmark@state.wy.us

  2. Background • É 1996 SDWA Amendments • É Preventative Approach • •Complementary To Traditional Methods • •Patterned After Wellhead Protection • É Regulatory Flexibility • •State Lead • É Wyoming’s Unique Primacy Status

  3. Key Elements : • É State Lead • •Allow Flexibility on State and Local Levels • •Land Use and Water Quality Management Choices • É Public Support • •Information • •Involvement

  4. A State Must Outline How It Will: É Involve The Public É Establish Source Water Areas É Identify Potential Sources Of Contamination É Determine Susceptibility É Publicize Results

  5. Wyoming’s Goals: É Public Participation É Assessment of All Public Water Systems É Protection Plans É Provide Information And Assistance To Communities

  6. Public Participation É Advisory Committee •Participants •Role É Web Page É Newsletters

  7. Delineation É Define the area or zone from which the water originates and travels to the intake or well. É Surface Water Systems É Ground Water Systems É Combination Systems

  8. Surface Water Systems É Include Entire Watershed É To State Line É Transbasin Diversions É 13% Of All Public Water Systems É 24% Of Community Systems

  9. Ground Water Systems É Calculated Fixed Radius É Analytical Models É Hydrogeologic Mapping É 85% Of All Public Water Systems É 74% Of Community Systems

  10. Combination Systems É Ground Water Under The Direct Influence Of Surface Water É Less Than 2% Of All Public Water Systems É May Be Others •Karst Aquifers •Alluvial Aquifers

  11. Inventory Zones • É Groundwater • Zone 1 -- 100 feet around well • Zone 2-- 2 year time of travel • Zone 3 -- 5 year time of travel

  12. Inventory Zones • É Surface Water • Zone 1 -- 100 feet around intake • Zone 2-- 15 miles upstream, 1000 feet on either side of stream • Zone 3 -- remaining watershed

  13. Susceptibility É 3 Factors •System Integrity •System Sensitivity •Contaminant Characteristics

  14. Susceptibility É System Integrity •Age •Construction/Maintenance •Conveyances

  15. Susceptibility É System Sensitivity •Confirmed Contaminant Detection

  16. Susceptibility É Contaminant Characteristics •Contaminant Type •Confirmed Release •Proximity To Well Or Intake

  17. Determining Susceptibility É Susceptibility Ratings É Summarize •Contaminant Source Type Table •Contaminant Type Table •Narrative Summary

  18. Assessment End Products • É GIS Maps • •Intakes, Wells • •Source Water Areas • •Potential Sources Of Contamination • É Potential Sources Of Contamination • •Contaminants • •Sources • É Susceptibility Analysis

  19. Role Of Water Systems • É Review State Delineation • É Contaminant inventory • Review state’s • Perform local • É Assessment report • Review • Summarize for CCR • Publicize availability • Copies of report

  20. Incentives To Participate É Financial É Prevention vs. Cure É Multi-barrier Protection

  21. Incentives To Participate • É Planning document • Protection plans • Contaminant source management • Contingency plans • ÉInformation • New employees • New managers or local officials • Customers

  22. http://deq.state.wy.us/wqd/www/srf/Pages/SWAP/index.asp

  23. Wyoming State Revolving Funds Programmatic Requirements and Details Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts 22 March 2006 Brian Mark Wyoming DEQ 777-6371 bmark@state.wy.us

  24. Applicant Milestones • Intended Use Plan Ranking • Public Participation • National Environmental Policy Act • Creditworthiness Demonstration • Construction Permitting • Socio-Economic “Cross-Cutters” • Bidding/Procurement/Construction • Loan Draft Requests • Project Closeout

  25. SRF Program Requirements • Draft Intended Use Plan • Eligible Projects’ Ranking • Public Participation • State Loan & Investment Board Approvals • EPA Reviews and Audits • Quarterly and Annual Reporting • Annual Grant Applications

  26. Ranking System Criteria • Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act require programs to rank all eligible projects seeking financial assistance • Rankings must be made based upon public health and compliance issues • Systems facing enforcement actions will always rank highly • Systems replacing infrastructure will typically rank lower

  27. Common Enforcement Issues • Administrative Orders • Boil Orders • Significant Non-compliance Status • Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedances • Clean Water Act-Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Violations • Stream/Water Body Impairment • Total Maximum Daily Loads

  28. Typical Steps to Obtain a Loan • Identify a project need • Contact SRF Program • Appear on the Intended Use Plan • Find a dedicated repayment source • Council or Board passes SRF resolution • Comply with NEPA requirements • Hold public meeting • Fill out and submit application

  29. Typical Steps to Obtain a Loan • Appear before State Loan and Investment Board • Board awards loan • Council, Board, Mayorsign loan documents • Governor signs loan documents • City submits loan draft requests

  30. Typical Steps to Obtain a Loan • DEQ, WDO, & OSLI review loan draft request, which includes invoices of all eligible charges • Office State Land & Investments sends check to City • City cashes check!!!!!!!!!

  31. Summary of SRF Activities • All first round money loaned to DEQ LUST • All second round money to communities • 1991 -1998 $29M • 1999 – Present $289M • Second largest POTW loan in all of EPA Region VIII

  32. CLEAN WATER LOAN APPROVALSDRINKING WATER LOAN APPROVALS 1991 1 1992 0 1993 1 1994 2 1995 1 1996 2 1997 1 1998 0 1999 4 1999 1 2000 5 2000 5 2001 8 2001 7 2002 9 2002 6 2003 8 2003 7 2004 10 2004 13 2005 13 2005 11 2006 5 2006 10 TOTALS 7260 *

  33. Outlook for SRF programs • Timely and expeditious clause • CWSRF: Continue to fund communities with second round money • Transfer second round funds from CWSRF to DWSRF • DWSRF: Use mostly first round money and second round on limited basis • Sunset 2011 and 2019, may be earlier

  34. Summary • CW and DW SRFs have adequate $$$ • Project proponent must • > appear on Intended Use Plan • > conduct public meetings • > comply with NEPA • > dedicate a guaranteed repayment source • > fill out application

  35. Summary > submit last three audits and current budget > complete a capacity development assessment demonstration for DWSRF > appear before the State Loan and Investment Board.

  36. Questions? • Contact • Brian Mark • Wyoming DEQ • Tel 777 – 6371 • Fax 777 5973 • Email bmark@state.wy.us

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