Section 126.03. Eligibility for a state grant.

 

(1)   Eligible projects. In municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, based on the latest official state population estimates prepared in compliance with s. 16.96 , Stats., state grants may be made for any of the following types of projects:

(a) The construction of new permanent sewage treatment works, or involving additions to or improvements of existing permanent sewage treatment works.

(b) Intercepting sewers.

(c) The outfall sewer from a municipal sewage treatment plant to the point of discharge of effluent.

(d) A municipal sanitary sewer collection system or sanitary sewer extensions constructed to eliminate pollution from private waste disposal systems in developed areas in existence prior to enactment of chapter 353, laws of 1969 (January 17, 1970). The maximum spacing between connections to the gravity sewer shall be no greater than 300 feet and the average spacing of connections shall be no greater than 200 feet. An exception will be allowed to provide an exclusive sewer connection to a publicly owned facility used at least 8 months a year serving at least 50 persons daily per 1,000 feet of pipe. The cost of sewers is limited to the construction of such facilities for servicing the eligible project's initial flow, population and area.

(e) A sewage treatment plant project for an existing school district or for a sewer to connect the school to a proposed or existing sanitary sewer system.

(2)   Ineligible projects. Grants shall not be made for the following projects:

(a) The portion of the costs of the sewage treatment plant that is allocable for the treating of industrial wastes to be determined as the average of the percent of design flow, design BOD, and design total suspended solids for industrial waste treatment as compared to the total design capacity of the sewage treatment plant.

(b) A project to replace the existing sewers or to increase the capacity of an existing sanitary sewer system.

(c) Construction of any part of a storm sewer system or storm water treatment facilities.

(d) A project to treat process wastes from a municipal potable water treatment plant.

(e) A project to repair or replace existing components or devices which are part of a pollution prevention and abatement facility and which are needed to maintain the degree of treatment for which the facility was designed.

(f) Projects not in conformance with the applicable river drainage basin plans approved by the department.

(g) A project on which the municipality has awarded contracts or on which force account construction has commenced prior to approval by the department of the final detailed construction plans and specifications.

History: Cr. Register, March, 1975, No. 231 , eff. 4-1-75.