1. (1) Applications for a loan or grant from the Water Supply Development Account must be in a form prescribed by the Water Resources Department and must include the following:

   1. (a) A description of the need, purpose and nature of the project, including what the applicant intends to complete and how the applicant intends to proceed;
   2. (b) Sufficient information to allow evaluation of the application based upon the public benefit scoring and ranking of the project;
   3. (c) Current contact information for the principal contact, fiscal officer and involved landowners;
   4. (d) For applications involving physical changes or monitoring on private land, evidence that landowners are aware of and agree to the proposal and are aware that monitoring information is a public record;
   5. (e) The location of the proposed project, using public land survey reference points, latitude and longitude, county, watershed, river and stream mile, if appropriate;
   6. (f) An itemized budget for the project, including fiscal and administrative costs;
   7. (g) A description of funds, services or materials available to the project;
   8. (h) A project schedule, including beginning and completion dates;
   9. (i) Any conditions that may affect the completion of the project;
   10. (j) A completed feasibility analysis if appropriate;
   11. (k) Suggestions for interim and long-term project performance benchmarks;
   12. (l) If the application is for a grant, demonstrated in-kind and cash cost match of not less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant sought from the account;
   13. (m) If the application is for a loan, evidence demonstrating ability to repay the loan and provide collateral;
   14. (n) Letters of support for the proposed project;
   15. (o) If required by the Department, a description of consultations with affected Indian tribes regarding the project; and
   16. (p) Any other information required by the Department.
2. (2) Applications determined to be ineligible, incomplete or that provide insufficient information shall be returned to the applicant.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 541.651 - 541.696

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 541.651 - 541.696

History

WRD 6-2015, f. & cert. ef. 7-2-15