(1) The department of environmental quality shall evaluate projects and the department shall evaluate loan applications. In evaluating projects and applications, the following factors must be considered:
- (a) the technical design of the project to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, and design standards;
- (b) the financial capability of the applicant;
- (c) the financial, managerial, and technical ability of the applicant to properly operate and maintain the project;
- (d) the total financing of the project to ensure completion;
- (e) the viability of the public water system;
- (f) the ability of the public water system to pay the costs of the project without the requested financial assistance;
- (g) the total amount of loan funds available for financial assistance in the state revolving fund;
- (h) the total amount requested by other applications that have been received or that are likely to be received;
- (i) the ranking of the project on the priority list in the intended use plan; and
- (j) any other criteria that the department determines to be appropriate, considering the purposes of the program and the federal act.
Authorizing statute(s): 75-6-205, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 75-6-224, MCA
History: NEW, 1998 MAR p. 1412, Eff. 5/29/98; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 2288, Eff. 9/24/04.