1. (1)(a) The board may issue a grant to an applicant to fund a project for the purchase and installation of meters on an existing secondary water system that provides secondary water service that is not metered.

   1. (b) The board may not issue a grant under this section to fund:

      1. (i) metering of secondary water for service that begins on or after the effective date of this rule; or
      2. (ii) the replacement or repair of an existing secondary water meter.

2. (2)(a) A secondary water supplier with 7,000 secondary water connections or fewer may receive no more than $5,000,000 in grant funds.

   1. (b) A secondary water supplier with more than 7,000 secondary water connections may receive no more than $10,000,000 in grant funds.

   2. (c)(i) Subject to the other provisions of this rule, a grant may not exceed the following amounts for the costs associated with a project, including installation or purchase of meters:

      1. (A) for contracts completed with the board calendar year 2022, 70% of the costs of a project;
      2. (B) for contracts completed with the board calendar year 2023, 70% of the costs of a project; and
      3. (C) for contracts completed with the board calendar year 2024, 65% of the costs of a project.
   3. (d) A secondary water supplier may pay up to 85% of its share of project costs under Subsection (c) through a 1% interest loan from the board.

3. (3) Projects receiving project grant funds under this rule must:

   1. (a) commit all grant funds through contract no later than December 31, 2024; and
   2. (b) spend all grant funds and complete construction of the project no later than December 31, 2026.

KEY: secondary water meter funding

Date of Last Change: June 1, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-10