Intended Use Plan for FY-2012 - Water Resources Board - State of ...

to ensure that an Entity is meeting the debt coverage requirement on amonthly basis; annual audits to ensure an Entity is meeting the debt coveragerequirement on an annual basis and complying with loan covenants; property,liability, workers compensation, and fidelity bond insurance verifications on anannual basis to ensure Entity is being properly managed and insured; and theEntity’s water and/or sewer operator’s license to ensure the Entity’s system isbeing operated and maintained by a licensed operator.If an Entity does not meet debt coverage requirements based on annual audits,OWRB sends a letter notifying them of the deficiency and give them 30 daysto make the necessary changes to meet the requirement. OWRB continuallymonitors Entities not meeting debt coverage and contacts them for updatesas necessary for progress updates.Davis-Bacon RequirementsAs referenced in the FY 2011 Continuous Appropriations Act, the FY 2010Appropriations Bill states that : “For fiscal year 2010 the requirements of section513 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (22 U.S. C. 1372) shall apply to theconstruction of treatment works carried out in whole or in part with assistancemade available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorizedby title VI of that Act (22 U.S. C. 1381 et seq.), or with assistance made availableunder section 205(m) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(m)), or both.” We anticipatethat similar language will be included in the FY 2011 Appropriations Bill.Compliance procedures are found in the EPA memorandum of November 30,2009 and further defined via Attachment 6 of EPA’s April 21, 2010 “Proceduresfor Implementing Certain Provisions of EPA’s Fiscal Year 2010 AppropriationAffecting the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving FundPrograms.”Reporting RequirementsThe OWRB will report as required by the capitalization grant on the utilizationof funds under the FY 2012 Intended Use Plan. The major reporting vehicle willbe the CWSRF Benefits Reporting Database. Reporting will include basic howthe additional subsidies are utilized, use of funds under the GPR, basic dataelements and environmental benefits. This information will also be included inthe AnnualReport for FY 2012.Long-term and Short-term GoalsLong-term GoalsThe CWSRF continues to maintain long-term goals to ensure it assists theState in meeting Clean Water Act and State water quality goals and ensure thelong-range integrity of the fund.••Assist borrowers in complying with the enforceable requirements of theClean Water Act to reach the goal of eliminating discharge of pollutantsinto the State’s waters.15