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Department of Environmental Quality

Item 364

Item 364

First Year - FY2007Second Year - FY2008
Environmental Financial Assistance (51500)$296,793,413$67,473,413
Financial Assistance for Environmental Resources Management (51502)FY2007 $36,620,940FY2008 $4,120,940
Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Fund Loans and Grants (51503)FY2007 $23,233,405FY2008 $26,413,405
Financial Assistance for Coastal Resources Management (51507)FY2007 $2,082,588FY2008 $2,082,588
Litter Control and Recycling Grants (51509)FY2007 $1,710,000FY2008 $1,710,000
Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund (51510)FY2007 $205,700,000FY2008 $5,700,000
Petroleum Tank Reimbursement (51511)FY2007 $27,446,480FY2008 $27,446,480
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2007 $234,396,005FY2008 $5,076,005
Trust and AgencyFY2007 $27,446,480FY2008 $27,446,480
Dedicated Special RevenueFY2007 $10,805,590FY2008 $10,805,590
Federal TrustFY2007 $24,145,338FY2008 $24,145,338

Authority: Title 10.1, Chapters 11.1, 14, 21.1, and 25 and Title 62.1, Chapters 3.1, 22, 23.2, and 24, Code of Virginia.


A. Out of the amounts provided for the Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Fund, the Department of Environmental Quality may transfer $12,500 the first year and $10,000 the second year to the Town of Tangier for a comprehensive plan to clean up waste and ash piles found on the island and implement systems to assure compliance with state environmental protection requirements.


B.1.Out of the amounts for Environmental Financial Assistance, $200,000,000 the first year from the general fund shall be deposited in four equal quarterly installments to the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund established in Title 10.1, Chapter 21.1, Code of Virginia.  Any unexpended balances on June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2008 from the amount appropriated in this subparagraph shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated.


2.a. The amount appropriated in subparagraph B.1. shall be used solely to finance the costs of design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology at publicly owned treatment works designated as significant dischargers for compliance with the effluent limitations for total nitrogen and total phosphorus, as required by the tributary strategy plans or applicable regulatory requirements.  The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality is also authorized to make grants from the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund to private sewage treatment plants that are licensed by the State Corporation Commission as a public service corporation and that serve residential areas in the Shenandoah-Potomac River Basin with a design capacity greater than 4.0 million gallons per day.  The following table lists the 92 eligible treatment works with assigned maximum nutrient discharge amounts, with maximum nutrient discharge amounts shown for information reference only:


Facility 

County or City Location

Maximum Nitrogen Discharge Amounts (lbs/yr)

Maximum Phosphorus Discharge Amounts (lbs/yr)

 

 

 

 

SHENANDOAH-POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle River Regional Sewage Treatment Plant

Augusta

82,839

6,213

Alexandria Sanitation Authority Wastewater Treatment Facility

Alexandria

493,381

29,603

Arlington Water Pollution Control Facility

Arlington

365,467

21,928

Berryville Sewage Treatment Plant

Clarke

8,528

640

Blue Plains (VA Share)

D.C.

581,458

26,166

Colonial Beach Sewage Treatment Plant

King George

18,273

1,827

Dahlgren Wastewater Treatment Plant

King George

9,137

914

Dale Service Corp. #1

Prince William

42,029

2,522

Dale Service Corp. #8

Prince William

42,029

2,522

Noman M. Cole, Jr. Pollution Control Facility

Fairfax

612,158

36,729

Fairview Beach Sewage Treatment Plant

King George

1,827

183

Parkins Mill Sewage Treatment Plant

Frederick

60,911

4,568

Vint Hill Wastewater Treatment Facility

Fauquier

8,680

868

Fishersville Regional Sewage Treatment Plant

Augusta

48,729

3,655

Front Royal Sewage Treatment Plant

Warren

48,729

3,655

H.L. Mooney Wastewater Treatment Facility

Prince William

219,280

13,157

North River Wastewater Treatment Facility

Rockingham

253,391

19,004

Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility

Loudoun

134,005

3,350

Leesburg Water Pollution Control Facility

Loudoun

121,822

9,137

Luray Sewage Treatment Plant

Page

19,492

1,462

Mt. Jackson Sewage Treatment Plant

Shenandoah

8,528

640

New Market Sewage Treatment Plant

Shenandoah

6,091

457

North Fork Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant

Shenandoah

9,137

685

Opequon Water Reclamation Facility

Frederick

102,336

7,675

Purcellville-Basham Simms Wastewater Treatment Facility

Loudoun

18,273

1,371

Purkins Corner Sewage Treatment Plant

King George

1,096

110

Round Hill Wastewater Treatment Facility

Loudoun

9,137

685

Aquia Wastewater Treatment Facility

Stafford

73,093

4,386

Stoney Creek Sanitary District Sewage Treatment Plant

Shenandoah

7,309

548

Strasburg Sewage Treatment Plant

Shenandoah

11,939

895

Stuarts Draft Wastewater Treatment Plant

Augusta

48,729

3,655

Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority –Centerville

Fairfax

1,315,682

16,446

Waynesboro Sewage Treatment Plant

Waynesboro

48,729

3,655

Weyers Cave Sewage Treatment Plant

Augusta

6,091

457

Woodstock Sewage Treatment Plant

Shenandoah

24,364

1,827

 

 

 

 

RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Culpeper Wastewater Treatment Plant

Culpeper

54,820

4,112

FMC Wastewater Treatment Facility

Spotsylvania

65,784

4,934

Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility

Fredericksburg

42,638

3,198

Haymount Wastewater Treatment Facility

Caroline

11,695

877

Kilmarnock Wastewater Treatment Plant

Lancaster

6,091

457

Little Falls Run Wastewater Treatment Facility

Stafford

97,458

7,309

Marshall Wastewater Treatment Plant

Fauquier

7,797

585

Massaponax Wastewater Treatment Facility

Spotsylvania

97,458

7,309

Montross-Westmoreland Wastewater Treatment Plant

Westmoreland

1,584

119

Mountain Run Sewage Treatment Plant

Culpeper

30,456

2,284

Oakland Park Sewage Treatment Plant

King George

1,706

128

Orange Sewage Treatment Plant

Orange

36,547

2,741

Rapidan Sewage Treatment Plant

Greene

7,309

548

Reedville Sanitary District

Northumberland

2,436

183

Remington Wastewater Treatment Plant

Fauquier

30,456

2,284

Tappahannock Wastewater Treatment Plant

Essex

9,746

731

Urbanna Wastewater Treatment Plant

Middlesex

1,218

91

Warrenton Sewage Treatment Plant

Fauquier

30,456

2,284

Warsaw Sewage Treatment Plant

Richmond

3,655

274

Wilderness Wastewater Treatment Plant

Orange

15,228

1,142

 

 

 

 

YORK RIVER BASIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant

Hanover

36,547

4,264

Caroline County Sewage Treatment Plant

Caroline

9,137

1,066

Doswell Wastewater Treatment Plant

Hanover

65,601

14,923

Gordonsville Sewage Treatment Plant

Orange

17,177

2,004

HRSD-York River Sewage Treatment Plant

York

274,100

31,978

HRSD-Mathews Courthouse Sewage Treatment Plant

Mathews

1,827

213

Parham Landing Wastewater Treatment Plant

New Kent

54,820

6,396

Totopotomoy Wastewater Treatment Plant

Hanover

182,734

21,319

West Point Sewage Treatment Plant

King William

10,964

1,279

 

 

 

 

JAMES RIVER BASIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amherst Sewage Treatment Plant

Amherst

10,964

914

Buena Vista Sewage Treatment Plant

Buena Vista

41,115

3,426

Falling Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

Chesterfield

153,801

15,380

Chickahominy Wastewater Treatment Plant

New Kent

6,167

123

Clifton Forge Sewage Treatment Plant

Clifton Forge

36,547

3,046

Covington Sewage Treatment Plant

Alleghany

36,547

4,568

Crewe Wastewater Treatment Plant

Nottoway

9,137

761

Farmville Wastewater Treatment Plant

Prince Edward

43,856

3,655

Henrico County Wastewater Treatment Plant

Henrico

1,142,085

114,209

Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility

Hopewell

1,827,336

76,139

HRSD-Army Base Sewage Treatment Plant

Norfolk

610,000

54,820

HRSD-Boat Harbor Sewage Treatment Plant

Newport News

740,000

76,139

HRSD-Chesapeake/Elizabeth Sewage Treatment Plant

Virginia Beach

1,100,000

108,674

HRSD-James River Sewage Treatment Plant

Newport News

1,250,000

60,911

HRSD-Nansemond Sewage Treatment Plant

Suffolk

750,000

91,367

HRSD-VIP Wastewater Treatment Plant

Norfolk

750,000

121,822

HRSD-Williamsburg Sewage Treatment Plant

James City

800,000

68,525

Lexington-Rockbridge Water Quality Control Facility

Rockbridge

54,820

4,568

Low Moor Sewage Treatment Plant

Alleghany

9,137

761

Lower Jackson River Sewage Treatment Plant

Alleghany

27,410

2,284

Lynchburg Sewage Treatment Plant

Lynchburg

536,019

33,501

Proctors Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

Chesterfield

411,151

41,115

Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant

Richmond

1,096,402

68,525

Moore's Creek Regional Sewage Treatment Plant

Albemarle

274,100

22,842

South Central Wastewater Authority

Petersburg

350,239

35,024

 

 

 

 

EASTERN SHORE RIVER BASIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Charles Wastewater Treatment Plant

Northampton

6,091

457

Onancock Wastewater Treatment Plant

Accomack

9,137

685

Tangier Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

Accomack

1,218

91


b. As previous recipients of Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund grants, Dale Service Corp. #1 and Dale Service Corp #8 are eligible to receive additional grants.


c. The maximum nitrogen and phosphorus discharge amounts shown in this Item and adopted by the State Water Control Board in 9 VAC 25-720 shall not alter or override the authority of the Board to revise these amounts in the future.


3. In order to receive a grant under subparagraph B.1., a facility must enter into a grant agreement with the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality that includes a schedule for the design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology along with relevant performance criteria that require quantifiable reductions in nutrients.


4. The grant percentage provided for financing the costs of the design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities and other nutrient removal technology at publicly owned treatment works shall be based upon the financial need of the community as determined by comparing the annual sewer charges expended within the service area to the reasonable sewer cost established for the community.  As provided for in § 10.1-2131, Code of Virginia, grants shall be awarded in the following manner:


a. In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost is less than 0.30, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality shall authorize grants in the amount of 35 percent of the costs of the design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology;


b. In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost is equal to or greater than 0.30 and less than 0.50, the Director shall authorize grants in the amount of 45 percent of the costs of the design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology;


c. In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost is equal to or greater than 0.50 and less than 0.80, the Director shall authorize grants in the amount of 60 percent of the costs of design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology; and


d. In communities for which the ratio of annual sewer charges to reasonable sewer cost is equal to or greater than 0.80, the Director shall authorize grants in the amount of 75 percent of the costs of the design and installation of biological nutrient removal facilities or other nutrient removal technology.


5. Grant payments under subparagraph B.1. shall be made on a reimbursement basis.  If the moneys in the Fund are less than the amount of grants for which approved applicants are eligible, the moneys in the Fund shall be apportioned pro rata among eligible applicants, based upon the amount of the grant for which an approved applicant is eligible and the amount of money in the Fund available for reimbursement.  If a grant recipient is reimbursed less than the full amount of a grant to which it is eligible in any year, the unpaid portion of the grant for which it was eligible shall be carried forward by the Department of Environmental Quality to the following year, during which it shall be considered to be a priority.


6. Grant recipients shall report on the progress of their nutrient reduction efforts annually to the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality and shall include in such reports: (1) annual projections of the nutrient reductions from the grant project from the time of project completion to either the year the facility will reach design capacity, or ten years, whichever is longer, and (2) the impact the project will have on nutrient reduction goals for any associated tributary strategy.  The Department of Environmental Quality shall include such information in annual reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund.


C. Out of the amounts for Environmental Financial Assistance, $25,000,000 the first year from the general fund shall be provided as grants to local governments that are located outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed for:  1) the design and construction of mandated water quality improvement facilities at publicly owned treatment works for projects that would otherwise result in a financial hardship for the residential users of the facilities, based on the reasonable sewer cost guidelines established by the State Water Control Board for the Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Fund; 2) the correction of onsite sewage disposal problems; and 3) the development of comprehensive local and regional wastewater treatment plans, preliminary engineering, and environmental reviews.  The Department of Environmental Quality shall work with the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop appropriate criteria and guidelines for the use of this funding.  Any unexpended balances on June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2008 from the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated.


D. Out of the amounts for Environmental Financial Assistance, $7,500,000 the first year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Combined Sewer Overflow Matching Fund pursuant to § 62.1-241.12, Code of Virginia.  From this Fund, the City of Richmond shall receive $3,750,000 in the first year and the City of Lynchburg shall receive $3,750,000 in the first year.


E.  Out of the amounts appropriated for Environmental Financial Assistance, the Department of Environmental Quality shall provide $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the second year from the general fund to the Tri-County Lake Administrative Commission for water quality monitoring and analysis at Smith Mountain Lake.