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083957348
SENATE BILL NO. 690
Offered January 15, 2008
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1186.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works.
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Patron-- Watkins
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 10.1-1186.01 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-1186.01. Reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works.

A. The General Assembly shall fund grants to finance the reasonable costs of design and installation of nutrient removal technology at the publicly owned treatment works designated as significant dischargers contained in subsection E, or as eligible nonsignificant dischargers as defined in § 10.1-2117. Notwithstanding § 10.1-2128, at such time as grant disbursements pursuant to this section reach 200 percent of the appropriations provided for in Chapter 951 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005 and Chapter 10 of the Acts of Assembly of 2006, Special Session I, the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Finance shall review the future funding needs to meet the purposes of the Water Quality Improvement Act and the appropriate funding mechanism for such needs.

B. The disbursement of grants for the design and installation of nutrient removal technology at those publicly owned treatment works included in subsection E and eligible nonsignificant dischargers shall be made as follows: (i) the first phase of a grant shall be disbursed upon written certification that 25% of the local share of the cost of nutrient removal technology for the project has been expended; (ii) the second phase upon written certification that 50% of the local share of the cost of nutrient removal technology for the project has been expended; (iii) the third phase upon written certification that 75% of the local share of the cost of the nutrient removal technology for the project has been expended; and (iv) the final phase upon written certification that 100% of the local share of the cost of the construction, expansion, or upgrade of nutrient removal technology for the project has been expended monthly based on a requisition submitted by the grant recipient in the form requested by the Department. Each requisition shall include written certification that the applicable local share of the cost of nutrient removal technology for that portion of the project covered by such requisition has been incurred or expended. Except as may otherwise be approved by the Department, disbursements shall not exceed 95 percent of the total grant amount until satisfactory completion of the project. The distribution of the grants shall be effected by one of the following methods:

1. In payments to be paid by the State Treasurer out of funds appropriated to the Water Quality Improvement Fund pursuant to § 10.1-2131;

2. Over a specified time through a contractual agreement entered into by the Treasury Board and approved by the Governor, on behalf of the Commonwealth, and the locality or public service authority undertaking the design and installation of nutrient removal technology, such payments to be paid by the State Treasurer out of funds appropriated to the Treasury Board; or

3. In payments to be paid by the State Treasurer upon request of the Director of Environmental Quality out of proceeds from bonds issued by the Virginia Public Building Authority, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, pursuant to §§ 2.2-2261, 2.2-2263, and 2.2-2264, including the Commonwealth's share of the interest costs expended by the locality or regional authority for financing such project during the period from 50% completion of construction to final completion of construction.

C. The General Assembly shall have the sole authority to determine whether disbursement will be made pursuant to subdivision B 1, B 2, or B 3, or a combination thereof; provided that a disbursement shall only be made pursuant to subdivision B 3 upon a certification by the Department of Environmental Quality that project grant reimbursements for the fiscal year will exceed the available funds in the Water Quality Improvement Fund.

D. Exclusive of any deposits made pursuant to § 10.1-2128, the grants awarded pursuant to this section shall include such appropriations as provided for in Chapter 951 of the Acts of Assembly of 2005; and Chapter 10 of the Acts of Assembly of 2006, Special Session I.

E. The disbursement of grants to finance the costs of design and installation of nutrient removal technology at the following 89 publicly owned treatment works and other eligible nonsignificant dischargers shall be provided pursuant to the distribution methodology included in § 10.1-2131. However, in no case shall any publicly owned treatment works receive a grant of less than 35% of the costs of the design and installation of nutrient removal technology. 


 FACILITY NAME         OWNER
 Shenandoah - Potomac River Basin
 ACSA-Fishersville STP          Augusta County Service Authority
 Luray STP         Town of Luray
 ACSA-Middle River Regional STP          Augusta County Service Authority
 HRRSA-North River WWTF          Harrisonburg-Rockingham
     Regional Sewer Authority
 ACSA-Stuarts Draft STP          Augusta County Service Authority
 Waynesboro STP         City of Waynesboro
 ACSA-Weyers Cave STP          Augusta County Service Authority
 Berryville STP         Town of Berryville
 Front Royal STP         Town of Front Royal
 Mount Jackson STP         Town of Mount Jackson
 New Market STP          Town of New Market
 Shenandoah Co.-North
     Fork Regional WWTP         Shenandoah County
 Stoney Creek Sanitary
     District STP          Stoney Creek Sanitary District
 Strasburg STP         Town of Strasburg
 Woodstock STP         Town of Woodstock
 FWSA-Opequon Water
     Reclamation Facility          Frederick-Winchester Service
     Authority
 FWSA-Parkins Mill WWTF          Frederick-Winchester Service
     Authority
 Purcellville-Basham
     Simms WWTF          Town of Purcellville
 LCSA-Broad Run WRF          Loudoun County Service Authority
 Leesburg WPCF         Town of Leesburg
 Round Hill WWTP         Town of Round Hill
 PWCSA-H.L. Mooney WWTF          Prince William County Service
     Authority
 Upper Occoquan Sewage
     Authority WWTP          Upper Occoquan Sewage
     Authority
 FCW&SA-Vint Hill WWTF          Fauquier County Water and Sewer
     Authority
 Alexandria Sanitation
     Authority WWTP           Alexandria Sanitation Authority
 Arlington Co. WPCF          Arlington County
 Fairfax Co. - Noman-Cole
      Pollution Control Facility         Fairfax County
 Stafford Co.-Aquia WWTP         Stafford County
 Colonial Beach STP         Town of Colonial Beach
 Dahlgren Sanitary
     District WWTP           King George County Service
     Authority
 Fairview Beach STP          King George County Service
     Authority
 Purkins Corner WWTP          King George County Service
     Authority
 District of Columbia - Blue
     Plains STP (Virginia
     portion)          Loudoun County Service Authority
     and Fairfax County contract
     for capacity
 Rappahannock River Basin
 Culpeper WWTP         Town of Culpeper
 Marshall WWTP         Town of Marshall
 Mountain Run WWTP         Culpeper County
 Orange STP         Town of Orange
 Rapidan STP         Rapidan Service Authority
 FCW&SA-Remington WWTP          Fauquier County Water and Sewer
     Authority
 Warrenton STP         Town of Warrenton
 Wilderness Shores WWTP         Rapidan Service Authority
 Spotsylvania Co.-FMC WWTF         Spotsylvania County
 Fredericksburg WWTF         City of Fredericksburg
 Stafford Co.-Little Falls Run WWTF         Stafford County
 Spotsylvania Co.-Massaponax WWTF         Spotsylvania County
 Montross-Westmoreland WWTP         Westmoreland County
 Oakland Park STP         King George County Service
     Authority
 Tappahannock WWTP         Town of Tappahannock
 Urbanna WWTP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 Warsaw STP           Town of Warsaw
 Reedville Sanitary District WWTP          Reedville Sanitary District
 Kilmarnock WWTP         Town of Kilmarnock
 York River Basin
 Caroline Co. Regional STP         Caroline County
 Gordonsville STP         Rapidan Service Authority
 Ashland WWTP         Hanover County
 Doswell WWTP          Hanover County
 HRSD-York River STP           Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 Parham Landing WWTP         New Kent County
 Totopotomoy WWTP         Hanover County
 HRSD-West Point STP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 HRSD-Mathews Courthouse STP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 James River Basin
 Buena Vista STP         City of Buena Vista
 Clifton Forge STP         Town of Clifton Forge
 Covington STP         City of Covington
 Lexington-Rockbridge Regional WQCF         Maury Service Authority
 Alleghany Co.-Low Moor STP         Alleghany County
 Alleghany Co.-Lower Jackson
 River WWTP         Alleghany County
 Amherst-Rutledge Creek WWTP          Town of Amherst
 Lynchburg STP          City of Lynchburg
 RWSA-Moores Creek Regional STP          Rivanna Water and Sewer
     Authority
 Crewe WWTP         Town of Crewe
 Farmville WWTP         Town of Farmville
 Chesterfield Co.-Falling         Chesterfield County
    Creek WWTP
 Henrico Co. WWTP         Henrico County
 Hopewell Regional WWTF         City of Hopewell
 Chesterfield Co.-Proctors
    Creek WWTP         Chesterfield County
 Richmond WWTP         City of Richmond
 South Central Wastewater          South Central Wastewater
     Authority
 Authority WWTF
 Chickahominy WWTP         New Kent County
 HRSD-Boat Harbor STP           Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 HRSD-James River STP           Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 HRSD-Williamsburg STP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 HRSD-Nansemond STP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 HRSD-Army Base STP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 HRSD-Virginia Initiative Plant STP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 HRSD-Chesapeake/Elizabeth STP          Hampton Roads Sanitation
     District
 Eastern Shore Basin
 Cape Charles WWTP         Town of Cape Charles
 Onancock WWTP         Town of Onancock
 Tangier Island WWTP         Town of Tangier

F. To the extent that any publicly owned treatment works receives less than the grant specified pursuant to § 10.1-2131, any year-end revenue surplus or unappropriated balances deposited in the Water Quality Improvement Fund, as required by § 10.1-2128, shall be prioritized in order to augment the funding of those projects for which grants have been prorated. Any additional reimbursements to these prorated projects shall not exceed the total reimbursement amount due pursuant to the formula established in subsection E of § 10.1-2131.

G. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of § 10.1-2131, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall not be required to enter into a grant agreement with a facility designated as a significant discharger or eligible nonsignificant discharger if the Director determines that the use of nutrient credits in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program (§ 62.1-44.19:12 et seq.) would be significantly more cost-effective than the installation of nutrient controls for the facility in question.