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Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund |
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- Submittal Options
- Types of projects
- Conditional Requirements
- Information to Submit
- Priority Points Worksheet
Submittal Options
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Submit signed cover letter and two copies of proposal to:
U.S. Mail address
Minnesota Department of Health
DWRF Program
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975Drop Off and Delivery Service address
Minnesota Department of Health
DWRF Program
625 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55155 - Or fax signed cover letter and one copy to: 651-201-4701
- Or e-mail signed cover letter and one copy to: jeanette.boothe@state.mn.us
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Types of projects
Typical projects are 1) source (e.g., well, well house), 2) treatment, 3) storage, 4) watermain, 5) system consolidation, 6) new community public water system or system extension to service areas with contaminated private wells, and 7) other projects which include but are not limited to water meters, SCADA systems, and emergency generators.
Please talk with the MDH district engineer assigned to your area before writing a proposal to consolidate two or more systems into one. This will be helpful to determine project eligibility.
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Conditional Requirements
- Projects are not eligible if primarily for 1) housing or business expansion or 2) for fire protection
- Systems serving more than 1000 people must have implemented a Department of Natural Resources Public Water Supply Plan
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Information to Submit
1. Brief cover letter
- Addressed to DWRF coordinator
- State that the proposal is being submitted to place project(s) on the project priority list
- Identify the project owner (e.g., name of community or water board)
- Have the letter signed by an official for the water system
2. Proposal should include:
- Project owner name(e.g., City of Storm Prairie)
- Project name(e.g., Western Heights Water Tower)
- •One or more projects may be included in a proposal
- Contact Information (name, address, telephone number, and email address for each:
- •System representative
- •Proposal Writer
- Community Statistics
- •Population
- •Number of Households
- •Projected population in 20 years
- •2000 Census Median Household Income
- System Description General Description (number of each of the components listed below, average and maximum daily demand, if services are metered)
- •Source (number and type of wells, pumping capacities, firm pumping capacity, age, condition)
- •Treatment (type, plant capacity, list chemicals being fed)
- •Storage (size of storage tanks and/or total storage capacity)
- •Distribution (type and condition of watermain)
- Need for Improvement (itemized by component - source, treatment, etc)
- •Include existing and potential problems
- •Provide pertinent documentation (sample results, history of main breaks, etc.)
- •Water sample data is required if a project is to provide public water to areas with comtaminated private wells.
- Alternatives (include associated costs)
- Alternative Selected
- •Reason alternative selected
- •More detail description of alternative selected (size, capacity, type, etc.)
- Green Projects or Project Components
- •Description of potential green project or components
- •Brief explanation why project or components are green
- Cost Summary
- •Alternative selected
- •Green components
- Watermain Street Restoration Summary (if applicable)
- •Street existing condition (asphalt no curb and gutter, asphalt curb and gutter, gravel, etc)
- •Other utilities being installed/replaced as part of the overall project (sewer, storm, etc.)
- •Street width
- •Width of street restoration or percentage of cost covered by DWRF loan (if other utilities are being replaced a max of half street width/cost can be allocated to the DWRF loan)
- •Overall cost of street restoration
- •Cost of street restoration proposed to be covered by the DWRF loan
- •If possible, provide digital photos of existing conditions. The DWRF will only pay to restore streets to their original condition.
- Project Schedule (at a minimum bid date, award date, start date, end date)
- Status of Water Emergency and Conservation Plan
- Miscellaneous
- •Map (required for watermain projects)
- •Violation letters
- •Sample results
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Priority Points Worksheet
The MDH uses the Priority Points Worksheet to calculate and assign points for each project. Five points are assigned to communities that are below the median household income (MHI) according to 2010 American Community Survey from the US Census Bureau. 2010 MHI for greater Minnesota is $48,956 and for the eleven county metropolitan area it is $65,350. The eleven counties are: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.
If construction and financing are expected within the year then contact the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority and request that the project(s) are also placed on the Intended Use Plan.
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