Section 387.30. Maximum allowable financial assistance amount.

 

(1)   Eligible rehabilitation or replacement work. Except as provided under sub. (5) and s. SPS 387.72 , POWTS work eligible for financial assistance awards shall be limited to those activities listed in the financial assistance awards under sub. (3) , and Tables 387.30-1 to 387.30-6 and the maximum amount specified in s. 145.245 (7) (c) , Stats.

(2)   Least costly methods. As specified in s. 145.245 (7) (b) , Stats., costs allowable in determining financial assistance funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or replacing a POWTS by the least costly methods. Only eligible work necessary to meet the minimum requirements of the state plumbing code by the least costly methods may be allowed in determining financial assistance awards under this chapter.

(3)   Financial assistance awards. Financial assistance awards shall be determined by calculating the maximum allowable financial assistance amount by type of system, system component, or service provided.

(a) Site evaluation and soil testing. The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for site evaluation and soil testing is $250.

(b) Installation of a replacement or additional POWTS anaerobic treatment component. The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for installation of a replacement POWTS anaerobic treatment component is listed in Table 387.30-1.

(c) Installation of a POWTS dosing component and lift pump or siphon. The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for installation of a POWTS dosing component and lift pump or siphon is listed in Table 387.30-2.

(d) Installation of a non-pressurized and in-ground pressure POWTS treatment or dispersal component. The maximum financial assistance amount for installation of non-pressurized and in-ground pressure POWTS treatment or dispersal component is listed in Table 387.30-3.

(e) Installation of an at-grade or mound POWTS treatment or dispersal component. The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for installation of at-grade or mound POWTS treatment or dispersal component is listed in Table 387.30-4.

(f) Installation of a POWTS holding tank component. The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for installation of a POWTS holding tank component is listed in Table 387.30-5.

(g) Replacement exterior grease interceptor. The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for installation of a replacement exterior grease interceptor is listed in Table 387.30-6.

(4)   Use of financial assistance award tables for small commercial establishments. In order to use Tables 387.30-1 to 387.30-6 for small commercial establishments, where applicable, divide the design daily wastewater flow rate in gallons per day by 150, round off to the next highest whole number and use the result in place of the number of bedrooms.

(5)   Exceptions to the financial assistance award tables.

(a) The department may determine on a case-by-case basis the maximum allowable financial assistance amount for types of POWTS which are not covered under sub. (3) and Tables 387.30-1 to 387.30-6.

(b) The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for POWTS work done on property owned by a licensed plumber or contractor engaged in the business of installing POWTS shall be limited to two-thirds of the financial assistance amount or $4,667, whichever is less.

(c) The maximum allowable financial assistance amount for each principal residence or small commercial establishment shall be limited to 60% of the total cost of replacement or the amount determined under sub. (3) and Tables 387.30-1 to 387.30-6, whichever is less.

Cr. Register, December, 1998, No. 516 , eff. 2-1-99; CR 04-068 : am. Register January 2005 No. 589 , eff. 2-1-05; CR 07-100 : am. (1) and Tables 87.30-3 to 5 Register September 2008 No. 633 , eff. 10-1-08; correction in (1), (3) (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (4), (5) (a), (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .

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Section 145.245 (7) (c) , Stats., limits the state grant share to $7,000. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 145.245 (7) (b) reads: "Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining grant funding under this section may not exceed the cost of rehabilitating or replacing a private sewage system by the least costly method, except that a holding tank may not be used as the measure of the least costly method for rehabilitating or replacing a private sewage system other than a holding tank." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 387.30-1 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT POWTS ANAEROBIC TREATMENT COMPONENT - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 387.30-2 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION OF A POWTS DOSING COMPONENT AND LIFT PUMP OR SIPHON - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 387.30-3 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION OF NON-PRESSURIZED AND IN-GROUND PRESSURE POWTS TREATMENT OR DISPERSAL COMPONENT - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 387.30-4 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION OF AT-GRADE OR MOUND POWTS TREATMENT OR DISPERSAL COMPONENT - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 a A slowly permeable mound may be designed based on a percolation rate of greater than 60 minutes per inch and less than or equal to 120 minutes per inch, or a soil application rate of 0.3 or less. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 387.30-5 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION OF A POWTS HOLDING TANK COMPONENT - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Table 387.30-6 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT EXTERIOR GREASE INTERCEPTOR - See PDF for table - See PDF for table Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Under s.145.245 (7) (d), Stats., if the income of the person who owns a principal residence exceeds $32,000 and the residence is served by a category 1 or category 2 failing private sewage system, the amount of the grant award under this section is limited to the amount determined in par. (c) less 30% of the amount which the person's income exceeds $32,000. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1