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<br /> 6244 Federal Register /Vol. 49, No. 34 /Friday, February 17, 1984 /Rules and Regulations
<br /> isions {or possible [uture additions performed before award of grant periods of high groundwater, the
<br /> of treatment processes or techniques to assistance for that project, except: applicant shall either:
<br /> meet secondary treatment requirements. (1) In emergencies or instances where (i) Perform a study of the sewer
<br /> delay could result in significant cost system to determine the quantity of
<br /> § 35.2113 Environmental review. increases, the Regional Administrator excessive infiltration and to propose a
<br /> (a) The environmental review may approve preliminary Step 3 work sewer rehabilitation program to
<br /> required by Part 6 of this Chaplet must (such as procurement of major eliminate the excessive infiltration; or
<br /> be completed before submission of any equipment requiring long lead times, (ii) If the flow rate is not significantly
<br /> application. The potential applicant field testing of innovative and more than 120 gallons per capita per
<br /> should work with the State and EPA as alternative technologies, minor sewer day, request the Regional Administrator
<br /> early as possible in the facilities rehabilitation, acquisition of eligible to determine that he may proceed
<br /> planning process to determine it the land, or of an option for the purchase of without further study, in which case the
<br /> project qualifies for a categorical eligible land or advance building of allowable project cost will be limited to
<br /> exclusion from Part 6 requirements, or minor portions o[ treatment works), the cost of a project with a capacity of
<br /> whether a finding of no significant after completion of the environmental 120 gallons per capita per day under
<br /> impact or an environmental impact review as required by § 35.2113. Appendix A.G.2.a.
<br /> statement is required. (2) If the Regional Administrator (Approved by the Office of Management end
<br /> (b) [n conjunction wish the facilities approves preliminary Step 3 vaork, such Budget under control number zoa0-ooz7)
<br /> planning process as described in approval is not an actual or implied
<br /> § 35.2030(c), a potential applicant may commitment of grant assistance and the § 35.2122 Approval Cf user charge system
<br /> request, in writing, that EPA make a applicant proceeds at its own risk. 'and proposed sewer use ordinance.
<br /> formal determination under Part 6 of this (b) Any procurement is subject to the If the project is for Step 3 grant
<br /> chapter. requirements of 40 CFR Part 33, and in assistance, unless it is solely for
<br /> § 35.2118 Value engineering. the case of acquisition of eligible real acquisition of eligible land, the applicant
<br /> (aj If the project has not received Step Property, 40 CFR Part 4. must obtain the Regional
<br /> A roved b the Office of Mana smear and Administrator's approval of its user
<br /> 2 grant assistance the applicant shall ( PP Y g char e s stem 35.2140 and ro osed
<br /> conduct value engineering if the total Budget under control number 204th-o0z7] (or existing) sewer use ordinance p
<br /> estimated cost of building the treatment §35.2120 Intlltration/Inflow. § 35.2130)..If the applicant has a sewer
<br /> works is more than $10 million. (a) Cenero/. The applicant shall use ordinance or user charge system in
<br /> rb) The value engineering demonstrate to the Regional affect, the applicant shall demonstrate
<br /> ;ommendations shall be implemented
<br /> to the maximum extent feasible. Administrator's satisfaction that each to the Regional Administrator's
<br /> sewer system discharging into the satisfaction that they meet the
<br /> (Approved by the Office of Management and proposed treatment works project is not requirements of this Part and are being
<br /> Budget under control number 2oao-oo27) or will not be subject to excessive enforced.
<br /> §35.2116 Collection system. infiltration/inflow. For combined [Approved by the Office of Management and
<br /> Except as provided in § 35.2032[c), if sewers, inflow is not considered Budget under control number 2tYt4-0027j
<br /> the project involves collection system excessive in any event. § 35.2123 Reserve ca acct .
<br /> work, such work: (b) Inflow. If the rainfall induced peak P y
<br /> (a) Shall be for the replacement or inflow rate results or will result in EPA will limit grant assistance for
<br /> major rehabilitation of an existing chronic operational problems during reserve capacity as follows:
<br /> collection system which was not build storm events, the applicant shall (a) If EPA awarded a grant for a Step
<br /> with Federal funds awarded on or after Perform a study of the sewer system to 3 interceptor segment before December
<br /> October 18, 1972, and shall be necessary determine the quantity of excessive 29, 1981, EPA may award grants for
<br /> to the integrity and performance of the inflow and to propose a rehabilitation remaining interceptor segments included
<br /> complete waste treatment system; or Program to eliminate the excessive in the facilities plan with reserve
<br /> (b) Shall be for a new cost-effective inflow. All cases in which facilities are capacity as planned, up to 40 years.
<br /> collection system in a community in planned for the specific storage and/or (b) Except as provided in paragraph
<br /> existence on October 18, 1972, which treatment of inflow shall be subject to a (a) of this section, if EPA awards a grant
<br /> has suf[icient existing or planned cost-effectiveness analysis. for a Step 3 or Step 3 segment of a
<br /> capacity to adequately treat such (c) lnfillralion. [1) If the flaw rate at primary, secondary, or advanced
<br /> collected wastewater and where the the existing treatment facility is 120 treatment facility or its interceptors
<br /> bulk (generally two-thirds) of the gallons per capita per day or less during included in the facilities plan before
<br /> expected flow (flow [nom existing plus Periods of high groundwater, the October i, 1984, the grant for chat Step 3
<br /> future residential users) will be from the applicant shall build the project or Step 3 segment, and any remaining
<br /> resident population on October 18, 1972. including sufficient capacity to Transport segments, may include 20 years reserve
<br /> The expected flow will be subject to the and treat any existing infiltration. capacity.
<br /> limitations for interceptors contained in However; if the applicant believes any (c) Except as provided in paragraph
<br /> § 35.2123. if assistance is awarded, the specific portion of its sewer system is (b) of this section, after September 30,
<br /> grantee shalt provide assurances that subject to excessive infiltration, the 1984, no grant shell be made to provide
<br /> ~te existing population will connect to applicant may confirm its belief in a reserve capacity for a project for
<br /> ..re collection system within a cost-effectiveness analysis and propose secondary treatment or more stringent
<br /> reasonable time after project a sewer rehabilitation program to treatment or new interceptors and
<br /> completion. eliminate that specific excessive appurtenances. Grants for such projects
<br /> infiltration. shall be based on capacity necessary to
<br /> §35.2118 Preaward costa. (2) If the flow rule ?t the existing serve existing needs (including existing
<br /> (a) EPA will not award grant treatment facility is more than 77.0 needs of residential, commercial,
<br /> assistance for Slep 2+3 end Step 3 work gallons per capita per day during industrial, end other users) as
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