§ 1628. Priorities The Department shall make grant awards under this chapter to eligible municipal water pollution abatement and control projects on the basis of need as determined according to a system of priorities adopted by rule by the Department and to the extent appropriate funds are available. The system of priorities shall require consideration of criteria, including: (1) whether a project is grant or loan eligible; (2) the condition of the waters affected by the project and whether the waters are: (A) not in compliance with the Vermont Water Quality Standards; or (B) have a total maximum daily load (TMDL); (3) whether the project will address water quality issues identified in a basin plan; (4) whether the project will abate or control pollution that is causing or may cause a threat to public health; (5) whether the project will address an emergency situation affecting or constituting a threat to the environment or the public health, safety, or welfare; (6) if the project repairs or replaces existing infrastructure, the condition and integrity of such infrastructure; (7) whether the project incorporates principles of environmental resiliency or sustainability, including energy efficiency, which reduce the environmental impacts of the project or a water pollution abatement and control facility; (8) the fiscal integrity and sustainability of the project, including whether the project is a cost-effective alternative, when compared to other alternatives; (9) whether the project serves a designated center; (10) affordability factors for the municipality or municipalities in which the project is located, including: (A) median household income; (B) unemployment rate; and (C) population trends; and (11) if the project removes a pollutant for which the water or waters affected by the project are impaired, the cost-effectiveness of the project at removing that pollutant.
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