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CWSRF interest rates are equalto 60% of the Municipal MarketData AAA scale spot rates foreach year through maturity plus55 basis points, calculated 10days before loan closing. Anadditional .50% administrativefee is added.Integrated Priority Ranking System forWastewater & Nonpoint Source ProjectsThe OWRB continues to utilize Oklahoma’s approved CWSRF IntegratedRanking System which is set forth in Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 785Chapter 50. The System ranks projects for funding based on human healthprotection, the Federal Clean Water Act’s “fishable/ swimmable” goals,Oklahoma’s Water Quality Standards (OWQS) and Antidegradation Policy,and Oklahoma’s NPS Management Program.Proposed water quality projects receive points in five areas: 1) “project typefactor;” 2) “water quality restoration factor;” 3) “water quality protectionfactor;” 4) “programmatic priority factor;” and 5) “ready to proceed factor.”These five areas incorporate additional points if a project is located in a “TopTen” priority watershed or in a watershed designated as “high quality water,”for example.The Programmatic Priority Factor provides a maximum of one hundred (100)priority bonus points to projects that address specific programmatic prioritiesset forth by the Environmental Protection Agency or OWRB and detailed inthe Annual Intended Use Plan. For FY 2012 the Programmatic Priority Factorwill be targeted towards projects which include green components and areeligible under the Green Project Reserve.The “ready to proceed factor” varies as projects are ready to proceed toconstruction. Projects that have completed engineering, environmentaland financial application can receive up to an additional 400 points throughthe ranking process. If a project encounters delays it may be bypassedusing Oklahoma’s CWSRF bypass procedures. Per OWRB Chapter 50 Rules,a tie breaking procedure shall be utilized when two or more projects haveequal points under the Project Priority System and are in competition forfunds. If warranted, amendments to the rules governing the Integratedpriority Ranking System may be considered during the autumn 2011 –spring 2012 rulemaking period.Green Project Reserve (GPR)As referenced in the FY 2011 Continuous Appropriations Act, the FY 2010Appropriations Bill states that “Provided, that for fiscal year 2010, to theextent there are sufficient eligible project applications, not less than 20percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for CleanWater State Revolving Fund capitalization grants….shall be used by theState for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiencyimprovements or other environmentally innovative activities.” We anticipatethat similar language will be included in the FY 2011 Appropriations Bill.Oklahoma is committed to the implementation of sustainable or greeninfrastructure. Projects that incorporate green infrastructure, water orenergy efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative12
practices, water reuse and sustainability will receive bonus points under theCWSRF Integrated Priority Ranking System. OWRB continues to conduct anactive solicitation of GPR projects including notification of interest groupsand program stakeholders, publication on related websites, and conference/seminar presentations.Until additional guidance is provided by EPA, OWRB intends to utilize the“Procedures for Implementing Certain Provisions of the EPA’s Fiscal Year 2010Appropriation Affecting the Clean Water and Drinking Water State RevolvingFund Programs” (Procedures) issued on April 21, 2010 for determining theeligibility of projects under the GPR. Attachment 2 Part A of the Procedures(Appendix D) details the guidance for states to determine project eligibility.For each GPR category, the guidance details those projects that are clearlyeligible (categorical), those that are not eligible, as well as those which requirea business case to justify eligibility.All projects listed on the FY 2012 Project Priority List are currently beingevaluated to determine if components can be eligible under the GPRGuidelines. Staff engineers will consult with each community’s projectengineer in an effort to further refine and determine the actual expenditurestoward green infrastructure elements included on the CWSRF ProjectPriority List. Additionally, OWRB has developed a checklist which is includedas Appendix D which will serve in part as the “business case” for inclusionof project or component of a project in the GPR. Final business cases anda description of categorically eligible projects will be available for publicviewing at http://www.owrb.ok.gov/financing/loan/greenreserve.php withinthe quarter in which the loan is made.At this time, OWRB has not identified sufficient projects to meet the GPRthreshold. An amended GPR project list will be submitted to EPA as part ofan amended Project Priority List prior to funding of GPR projects. This list willalso be posted on the CWSRF website http://www.owrb.ok.gov/financing/loan/cwsrfloans.php.Additional SubsidizationAs referenced in the FY 2011 Continuous Appropriations Act, the FY 2010Appropriations Law (P.L. 111-88) states that “…That not less than 30 percentof the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water StateRevolving Fund capitalization grants…..shall be used by the State to provideadditional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal,negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), except thatfor the Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grant appropriationthis section shall only apply to the portion that exceed $1,000,000,000.”As principal forgiveness will be targeted first to projects eligible underthe Green Project Reserve and second to disadvantaged communitiesas defined through the CWSRF 30 year financing strategy. It shouldbe noted, however, that in many cases the communities in Oklahomaimplementing “green” projects are also categorized as disadvantaged.13
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Page 3 and 4: ContentsLetters of Support.........
Page 5 and 6: MARY FALLINGOVERNORJ.D. STRONGEXECU
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Page 9 and 10: OCWP Community Impact Measure Proje
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Page 15 and 16: to ensure that an Entity is meeting
Page 17 and 18: Clean Water SRF Activities to Be Su
Page 19 and 20: 602(b)(4) Expeditious and Timely Ex
Page 21 and 22: Transfer Authority Between Clean Wa
Page 23 and 24: The funds are restricted by several
Page 25 and 26: Fundable ListFiscal Year 2012Oklaho
Page 27 and 28: Oklahoma Water Resources BoardClean
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Page 31 and 32: FY 2012 Oklahoma Clean Water SRF In
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Page 43 and 44: ATTACHMENT 22010 Clean Water and Dr
Page 45 and 46: PART A - CWSRF GPR SPECIFIC GUIDANC
Page 47 and 48: CWSRF Technical GuidanceThe followi
Page 49 and 50: 1.4-5 Design criteria are available
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Page 53 and 54: 4.2-5b All building costs are eligi
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System‐WideTOTALS680,022$639,220.
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as of June 27, 2011Oklahoma SAAP Gr
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