During the review periods set forth in these rules and regulations, all eligible applicants shall be assigned a priority for loan funds. Priorities shall be assigned by the Division of Water Resources for applications for project loans for water systems based upon the following criteria: CRITERIA CATEGORIES POINTS

1. (1) Public Health Needs If the water being conveyed to the consumer by municipal systems has been declared by the Division of Water Resources to be an actual and/or potential health hazard because of the chemical or bacteriological quality 25 or If water presently being conveyed to the consumers is from individual systems and is declared by the Division of Water Resources to be an actual and/or a potential health hazard because of the chemical or bacteriological quality 20
2. (2) Financial Needs One point will be given for each $100 of total (present plus proposed) indebtedness per connection up to a maximum of 20
3. (3) Treatment Facility Needs (quantity) Applications for systems not capable of meeting the needs (quantity) of present consumers will receive 20 or Those systems not capable of meeting the needs (quantity) of new consumers will receive 20
4. (4) Regional Water System If the proposed project is part of a regional system, the application will receive 20 or If the proposed project will become a part of a regional system, within two years, the application will receive 15
5. (5) Distribution System Applications for systems that must improve in order to meet the maximum demand of the present consumer will receive 15 or Application for systems that must be expanded to serve additional consumers will receive 10 LOAN ACT

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-221-501 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq. Administrative History: Original rule filed October 16, 2012; effective January 14, 2013. Rule renumbered from 1200-05-04.