NAC349.475. Eligibility for grant; filing of letter of intent.

     1. The Board will provide a grant to a purveyor of water or an eligible recipient only if:

     (a) The grant will assist:

          (1) The purveyor of water in constructing a capital improvement to the community water system or nontransient water system that will directly enable the purveyor of water to comply with the requirements for public water systems; or

          (2) The eligible recipient in carrying out an improvement set forth in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981;

     (b) The purveyor of water or eligible recipient is unable to finance from its own resources the proposed improvement or costs associated with connecting to a municipal water system or community sewage disposal system;

     (c) The purveyor of water is currently included on the priority list for the Account for the Revolving Fund; and

     (d) Water meters or other approved devices which will measure water delivered to each water user are installed and used in any community water system or nontransient water system for which an application for a grant is made, unless the Board determines that water meters or such other devices are not required to ensure effective monitoring and conservation of water in that community water system or nontransient water system.

     2. To apply for a grant, a purveyor of water or eligible recipient must file with the Board a letter of intent. The letter must include:

     (a) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant.

     (b) The date on which the service was first provided by the community water system, nontransient water system, sewage disposal system or other system for which the application for a grant was made. If the exact date is not known, the month and year must be provided.

     (c) The title or name, the location and a brief description of the proposed improvement, including maps or preliminary plans.

     (d) The number of persons or other entities served and the assessed value of the property within the area that is served by the community water system, nontransient water system, sewage disposal system or other system for which the application for a grant was made.

     (e) A preliminary estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement or costs associated with connecting to a municipal water system or community sewage disposal system, including, without limitation, the cost of construction, engineering, contingencies and any additional costs necessary for financing the improvement.

     (f) A description of future improvements planned by the applicant, if any, that are not part of the proposed improvement for which the application for a grant is made.

     (g) A brief description of how the proposed improvement will assist the purveyor of water in complying with the requirements for public water systems or the eligible recipient in carrying out the purpose of the proposed improvement.

     (h) Documentation concerning the inability of the applicant to finance the proposed improvement or costs associated with connecting to a municipal water system or community sewage disposal system, including, but not limited to:

          (1) Letters from local lending institutions;

          (2) Letters from financial advisers, accountants or fiscal agents, if applicable;

          (3) Copies of any applications for funding the proposed improvement or costs filed by the applicant and, if the application is for a loan, a copy of any documentation indicating that the loan was approved or denied or the likelihood that the loan will be approved, including, without limitation, such an application and documentation concerning a loan from:

               (I) The Account for the Revolving Fund;

               (II) The fund described in NAC 445A.728; or

               (III) Any other governmental agency that provides financial assistance for improvements and with which the applicant has applied for a loan; and

          (4) A statement justifying the inability of the applicant to finance the proposed improvement or costs.

     (i) A brief demonstration that the applicant will be viable upon completion of the proposed improvement which includes, without limitation, audited financial statements for the 3 years immediately preceding the date that the letter of intent is filed with the Board and a recently approved budget.

     (j) If applicable, a statement that the plan of water conservation adopted pursuant to NRS 540.131 will be filed with the Water Planning Section of the Division of Water Resources of the Department before receipt of the grant.

     (k) Any additional information required by the Board.

     3. A letter of intent must be directed to the Board at either:

     (a) The address specified in the application for a grant provided by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department to the applicant; or

     (b) The address otherwise provided by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department to the applicant for that purpose.

     4. An applicant shall provide nine copies of the letter of intent to the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Financing Water Projects, eff. 12-24-91; A by R113-96, 1-23-98; R104-04, 9-18-2006)