Phosphorus Reduction Grant Program - Annual Program Summary
Purpose
This program provides grants to assist municipalities with the cost of wastewater treatment projects that will reduce their discharge of total phosphorus to one milligram per liter or less.
Customers and Services
Any municipality that has an applicable phosphorus discharge limit incorporated into a permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on or after March 28, 2000, or that agrees to or has agreed to comply with the applicable limits is eligible to apply for the program. The MPCA approves a facilities plan for the project and certifies the eligible costs for the project to the Public Facilities Authority (PFA). The PFA awards grants to projects certified by the MPCA for 75 percent of the eligible capital costs up to a maximum grant of $500,000. Eligible capital costs include engineering, inspection and as-bid or final construction costs for phosphorus treatment.
Measures - Reporting period is state fiscal year (SFY), July 1 - June 30 (program was created in 2006)
SFY 2007 |
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| Number of projects | 4 |
| Dollars awarded | $1.3M |
Funding Source and Allocation
Funding of $2.31M was appropriated in the 2006 bonding bill and is available
through December 2010.
Statutory Authority
-- Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 446A.074
Contact Information
Jeff Freeman, Deputy Director, Public Facilities Authority
Phone: 651.259.7465 or toll-free: 800.657.3858; TTY: 651.296.3900
E-mail: Jeff.Freeman@state.mn.us
Website: www.deed.state.mn.us/community/assistance/pfa.htm
This information current as of January 2008. For more information on DEED programs, see the State of Minnesota budget pages.