8/5/2010 SEWER COMMISSION Minutes

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• Applicant Cap MassDEP proposes an applicant cap for this IUP of$50 million of the available funding which will limit any one applicant from receiving any more than $50 million of the available funding. 1.0 Long-Term And Short-Term Goal Statements L I Long Term Goals The Massachusetts Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) has the following long-term goals: • Continue correction of combined sewer overflows (CSO), Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) and inflow/infiltration(I/I) problems,which retain high environmental priority as serious sources of water quality degradation; • Continue upgrading of secondary treatment to address nutrients; • Develop infrastructure projects that promote and support smart growth by concentrating development and avoiding sprawl into green space; • Ensure that wastewater treatment projects financed through the SRF fully consider cost-effective energy efficiency measures and/or renewable energy strategies; • Promote investments in nutrient reduction particularly as they affect waterbodies that have established Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) or those that have been identified through the Massachusetts Estuaries Program (MEP) • Continue financing projects identified in the statewide Nonpoint Source Program. 1.2 Short Term Goals The short-term goals of the Massachusetts Clean Water SRF include: • Provide additional subsidy to designated Environmental Justice Communities of low income in compliance with Congressional intent for the 2010 SRF allotments. Financing projects that focus on rehabilitation of wastewater infrastructure that promote sustainable infrastructure and smart growth principles; to include prioritization of regional wastewater management alternatives where appropriate. • Provide enhanced subsidy to projects that include renewable energy components recommended by comprehensive energy audits. • Financing projects to correct combined sewer overflows,including those affecting the Connecticut and Merrimack Rivers, Boston Harbor and Buzzards Bay;