Information on ARRA Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects in Idaho

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Clean Water and Drinking
Water State Revolving
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Tim Wendland

Loan Program Manager

DEQ State Office

Water Quality Division

1410 N. Hilton

Boise, ID 83706

Ph: (208) 373-0439

Fx: (208) 373-0576

tim.wendland@deq.idaho.gov

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds

Background

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The ARRA law seeks in part to spur technological advances in science and health and to invest in environmental protection and other infrastructure projects that will provide long-term economic benefits.

Idaho’s State Revolving Fund loan programs received $53.7 million in ARRA funds that will be invested in the repair, replacement and rehabilitation of the state’s vital infrastructure, meeting drinking water and wastewater facility and nonpoint source needs.

The use of ARRA funds will be transparent, with safeguards in place to ensure that all expenditures are made in the public interest. To provide this degree of accountability a high standard of reporting is being implemented. The Federal government’s new Web site at http://www.recovery.gov/ will provide the results of ongoing expenditure monitoring efforts and will contain a wide spectrum of guidance documents, including the full text of the ARRA law.

ARRA Requirements

Idaho will be required to provide detailed reports on how ARRA funds are used. The elements that will be reported by Idaho are summarized in "Tracking and Reporting Requirements EPA Guidance."

In addition to the initial reporting requirements, additional ARRA requirements include:


1.	Davis-Bacon wage scales must be paid and documented. The Idaho Department of Commerce has a list of Council of Governments and contractors around the state that are experienced in administrating Davis-Bacon wage provisions. Compliance with Davis-Bacon provisions will be the responsibility of the ARRA recipient. Costs incurred to administer Davis-Bacon compliance will be considered loan-eligible.
2.	All iron, steel and manufactured goods must be American made, unless American made goods are not available, cannot be acquired in a timely fashion, or add more than 25% to the cost of the project.
3.	Twenty percent of ARRA expenditures must be considered "green infrastructure."

For More Information

The following documents provide information on ARRA loan recipient responsibilities:
(All reports are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated.)

General Information

›	Newsletter: 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Money Coming to Idaho A basic overview write-up.
›	ARRA, Title 1: General Provisions, Subsection A: Use of Funds
›	DEQ Presentation: Overview of DEQ Funding from "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" Presentation on entire range of stimulus funding received by DEQ.
›	Final EPA Guidance
›	OIG Presentation: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Fraud Awareness Training Presentation by Office of Inspector General on detection of waste, fraud, and abuse.
›	Governor Otter's Executive Order on Hiring Requires contractors and subcontractors to only hire employees that can legally work in the U.S. for projects involving stimulus funds.
›	Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for ARRA Loans (Excel)

Green Infrastructure

›	Questions and Answers on the Green Project Reserve Clarifies and expands on existing green infrastructure guidance.
›	EPA Presentation: Green Business Case Presentation by EPA explaining what constitutes a green business case.
›	Green Project Business Case Example An example of a loan recipient’s write-up to support use of ARRA funds for green infrastructure.
›	Green Project Business Case Example Another example of a green business case.
›	Business Case Examples: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Green Project Reserve Examples of Green Project Reserve business cases.

DEQ's Intended Use Plans

Following are the two Intended Use Plans for DEQ’s State Revolving Funds. In each document, "Attachment I" is the list of entities expected to be funded.
›	Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan for FYs 2009 and 2010
›	Wastewater State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan for FYs 2009 and 2010

ARRA Reporting

›	National Water Program Guidance: ARRA Reporting Elements Summary of reporting that DEQ must coordinate with loan recipients.
›	EPA Guidance: Tracking and Reporting Requirements of the ARRA for State Revolving Fund Programs A more in-depth view of tracking and reporting elements.
›	Supplemental EPA Guidance on Measuring and Reporting Job Estimates Guidance on how to determine how many jobs have been created/retained.
›	DEQ Report: June 2009 (Excel format) Report on DEQ’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund ARRA activity.
›	Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Guidance on Transparency and Accountability Guidance on how to complete the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's monthly report.
›	Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Reporting Form Additional guidance on how to complete the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Copmmittee's monthly report.

Buy American

›	Buy American: Questions and Answers: Part 1 \| Part 2 A compilation of queries and responses from EPA webcasts.
›	Association of State Drinking Water Administrators: Summary of Buy American Guidance Overview of Buy American requirements.
›	EPA Guidance: Buy American Waiver Process How to seek a waiver to the Buy American requirements of ARRA.
›	EPA Guidance: Nationwide Buy American De Minimus Waiver for Certain Projects Nationwide waiver for bids let prior to signing of ARRA legislation (revised July 2009). Sample Template for De Miniumus Recordkeeping (excel)
›	Newsletter: EPA Waives "Buy American" Rules for Some Stimulus Water Projects Trade publication article on EPA waivers.
›	EPA Presentation: Buy American Provisions for ARRA Presentation on waivers.
›	EPA Presentation: Making Sense Out of the ARRA Buy American Requirement September 2009 presentation by EPA Region 10’s Rick Green on waivers.
›	EPA Guidance: Nationwide Waiver for Incidental Components Summary of EPA waiver for incidental components.
›	EPA Buy American Waivers Links to project/regional and nationwide waivers.

Davis-Bacon Wage Provisions

›	Professional Services Contract Sample An example of a contract to manage Davis-Bacon compliance.
›	Making Davis-Bacon Work: A Practical Guide for States, Indian Tribes, and Local Agencies Guidance manual used by Idaho Department of Commerce for Davis-Bacon wage provisions compliance.
›	EPA Presentation: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Overview of labor standards, Davis-Bacon process, and responsibilities and relationships.
›	2008 Certified Grant Administrators List of contractors that may offer Davis-Bacon wage provisions compliance management assistance.
›	U.S. Department of Labor Payroll Form, WH-347 Complete this form and submit weekly to SRF loan recipients, who use the information to meet ARRA weekly reporting requirements. (SRF loan recipients also should maintain the form on file to document compliance with Davis-Bacon.)

ARRA Loan Recipients in Idaho

To date, ARRA loans have been awarded to the following recipients in Idaho:

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