Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
INTENDED USE PLAN

Funding Cycle 2008

Water Infrastructure
Finance Authority of Arizona

Table of Contents
Intended Use Plan
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Funding Sources and Uses
Section 3: Project Technical Assistance Awards
Section 4: Policy Technical Assistance
Exhibit A: Priority List for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance
Exhibit B: Fundable Range for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance
Exhibit C: Fundable Range for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance Loans
Exhibit D: Priority List for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance
Exhibit E: Fundable Range for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance
Exhibit F: Fundable Range for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance Loans
Exhibit G: Public Review and Comment

Water Infrastructure
Finance Authority of Arizona

Section 1: Introduction
The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) is pleased to present the Technical
Assistance (TA) Intended Use Plan (IUP) for Funding Cycle 2008. The TA IUP describes WIFA’s
plan to utilize various sources of funds to support three types of technical assistance during
Technical Assistance Funding Cycle 2008:
ƒ

Project Technical Assistance – WIFA will assist an individual drinking water or wastewater
system to conceive, plan, design, and develop infrastructure.

ƒ

Policy Technical Assistance – WIFA will develop and distribute guidance or perform related
activities to benefit a wide range of drinking water and wastewater systems

ƒ

Operational Technical Assistance – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) will assist individual drinking water and wastewater systems to improve day-to-day
operations.

Section 2: Funding Sources & Uses
WIFA intends to allocate $1,370,000 to technical assistance during Technical Assistance Funding
Cycle 2008. As shown in Table 1 below, WIFA intends to allocate $500,000 for drinking water
technical assistance and $350,000 for clean water technical assistance.
Table 1: Funding Sources and Uses
Clean Water
Assistance
Funding Sources
Capacity Development (10% PWSS)
Capacity Development (15% Local Assist)
Fees
Total Sources
Funding Uses
Project Technical Assistance
Policy Technical Assistance
Publications
Needs Survey
Operational Technical Assistance
Border
ADEQ
Total Uses

Drinking Water
Assistance

Total

$75,000
$650,000

$75,000
$650,000

$635,000
$635,000

$10,000
$735,000

$645,000
$1,370,000

$350,000

$500,000

$850,000

$10,000
$200,000

$10,000

$20,000
$200,000

$75,000

$75,000
$150,000
$735,000

$150,000
$150,000
$1,370,000

$635,000

WIFA will award Project Technical Assistance to individual drinking water and wastewater
systems in accordance with criteria summarized in Section 3. During Funding Cycle 2008, WIFA
intends to support a variety of Policy Technical Assistance studies, surveys, and related activities
for the benefit of a wide range of water and wastewater systems as summarized in Section 4.

The ADEQ will use funds to provide Operational Technical Assistance to drinking water and
wastewater systems. In addition, ADEQ will fund a Border Infrastructure Engineer with some
Operational Technical Assistance funds. The Border Infrastructure Engineer will be available to
provide value engineering services to WIFA projects as well as provide Arizona border communities
with technical assistance and support to address water and wastewater infrastructure deficiencies. If
the funding is not used for Operational Technical Assistance during the Funding Cycle, WIFA will
reallocate the funding to Project or Policy Technical Assistance.

Section 3: Project Technical Assistance Awards
Eligible Systems
WIFA solicits Project Technical Assistance applications from Arizona’s political subdivisions, public
water systems and Indian communities as designated by the federal Clean Water and Drinking Water
Acts. In accordance with criteria developed by stakeholders, WIFA awards Project Technical
Assistance to individual drinking water and wastewater systems in accordance with the priority lists
and fundable ranges described in this section and in the exhibits.
Project Technical Assistance Priority Scoring Criteria
WIFA ranks requests on the priority lists by priority score using the following formula:
Priority Score = Existing Conditions + Project Benefits + Local Fiscal Capacity.

Section 4: Policy Technical Assistance
During Funding Cycle 2008, WIFA intends to dedicate $220,000 to fund the Policy Technical
Assistance summarized below. Throughout the Funding Cycle and as circumstances require, WIFA
may fund other Policy Technical Assistance projects or postpone action on the items summarized
below. The Board will act to add or postpone Policy Technical Assistance at a Public Meeting of the
Board.
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2007 Water & Wastewater Residential Rate Survey
WIFA will use an outside contractor to help complete a significant update to our annual Water
and Wastewater Residential Rate Survey. Year after year, this information proves invaluable to
municipal water and wastewater and private water systems as they evaluate the need for
increased investment in infrastructure and the need to adjust or modify their user rates. This will
be the third update to the Survey.

‰

2008 Clean Watershed Needs Survey
Every four years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to conduct a
nationwide Clean Watershed Needs Survey (CWNS). WIFA will use outside contractors to
help complete the data collection and submittal to EPA. This survey and the resulting Report
to Congress will provide a comprehensive assessment of capital needs to meet water quality
and water-related public health goals of the Clean Water Act.

Priority Lists for
Clean Water Technical Assistance
2008 Funding Cycle

Exhibit A
2008 Funding Cycle -- Priority List for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance
13-Nov-07
WIFA generates the Priority List to compare and prioritize applicant requests for assistance based on priority criteria approved by WIFA's Board of Directors.
To determine if an applicant will receive an award from WIFA, see Exhibit B.
Priority
List
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Applicant
Buckskin Sanitary District
Alpine DWID
Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Alpine Sanitary District
Town of Hayden
McMullen Valley Water Conservation District
City of Somerton
Town of Thatcher
Santa Cruz County, Solid Waste Division
Fawnbrook Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Eloy, City of
Yuma County Improvement District #07-09, Avenue B&C Colonia
Town of Sahuarita
Mogollon Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Town of Parker

Project Title
South District Wastewater Treatment Plant, Preliminary Engineering Report
Consolidation Feasibility Study
Environmental Assessment Work
Sewer Collection System and Treatment Plant Improvements
Alpine Environmental Impact Mitigation Master Planning Project
Wastewater Treatment Plant System Evaluation
Wastewater Service Feasibility Study
Sanitary Sewer Model Calibration
Sanitary Collection System Expansion
Santa Cruz County: Solid Waste Disposal Next Alternative
Sewer Collection System Design Report
Eloy Headworks Project
Avenue B&C Colonia Sanitary Sewer Project
Wastewater Capacity Expansion - Planning & Design
Sewer Collection System Design
Parker Annex Wastewater System

Project #
012 2008
015 2008
011 2008
010 2008
002 2008
016 2008
005 2008
001 2008
007 2008
003 2008
014 2008
013 2008
009 2008
004 2008
008 2008
006 2008

Total
Pre-Design
Estimated
or
Costs
Design
$370,000
P
$47,000
P
$70,000
P
$65,000
P
$46,700
P
$43,750
P
$60,000
P
$40,000
P
$56,000
P
$89,500
P
$140,000
D
$370,000
D
$1,200,000
D
$4,785,000
D
$70,000
D
$90,000
P

Exhibit B
2008 Funding Cycle -- Fundable Range for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance
13-Nov-07
WIFA generates and periodically updates the Fundable Range from the Priority List -- See Exhibit A. The Fundable Range can change based on
local readiness and willingness to proceed. Projects not appearing in the Fundable Range qualify for WIFA Loans.
To ensure commitment to a successful project, WIFA requires local match towards the total estimated project costs. Such local match can take
the form of a short-term, low-interest rate loan from WIFA as part of a total package of assistance.
Fundable
Range
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Applicant
Buckskin Sanitary District
Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Alpine Sanitary District
Town of Hayden
McMullen Valley Water Conservation District
City of Somerton
Town of Thatcher
Santa Cruz County, Solid Waste Division
Fawnbrook Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Eloy, City of
Yuma County Improvement District #07-09, Avenue B&C Colonia
Town of Sahuarita
Mogollon Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Town of Parker

Project #
012
2008
010
2008
002
2008
016
2008
005
2008
001
2008
007
2008
003
2008
014
2008
013
2008
009
2008
004
2008
008
2008
006
2008

Total
Estimated
Costs
$370,000
$65,000
$46,700
$43,750
$60,000
$40,000
$56,000
$89,500
$140,000
$370,000
$1,200,000
$4,785,000
$70,000
$90,000

Maximum
WIFA
Grant
$35,000
$16,250
$23,350
$14,775
$15,000
$20,000
$14,000
$22,375
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$35,000
$17,500
$35,000

Local Match
or
WIFA Loan
$335,000
$48,750
$23,350
$28,976
$45,000
$20,000
$42,000
$67,125
$115,000
$340,000
$1,165,000
$4,750,000
$52,500
$55,000

Exhibit C

Arizona's Clean Water Revolving Fund
2008 Funding Cycle -- Fundable Range for Clean Water Project Technical Assistance Loans
13-Nov-07
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Applicant
Buckskin Sanitary District
Alpine DWID
Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Alpine Sanitary District
Town of Hayden
McMullen Valley Water Conservation District
City of Somerton
Town of Thatcher
Santa Cruz County, Solid Waste Division
Fawnbrook Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Eloy, City of
Yuma County Improvement District #07-09, Avenue B&C Colonia
Town of Sahuarita
Mogollon Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Town of Parker

Project #
Project Title
South District Wastewater Treatment Plant, Preliminary Engineering 012 2008
Consolidation Feasibility Study
015 2008
Environmental Assessment Work
011 2008
Sewer Collection System and Treatment Plant Improvements
010 2008
Alpine Environmental Impact Mitigation Master Planning Project 002 2008
Wastewater Treatment Plant System Evaluation
016 2008
Wastewater Service Feasibility Study
005 2008
Sanitary Sewer Model Calibration
001 2008
Sanitary Collection System Expansion
007 2008
Santa Cruz County: Solid Waste Disposal Next Alternative
003 2008
Sewer Collection System Design Report
014 2008
Eloy Headworks Project
013 2008
Avenue B&C Colonia Sanitary Sewer Project
009 2008
Wastewater Capacity Expansion - Planning & Design
004 2008
Sewer Collection System Design
008 2008
Parker Annex Wastewater System
006 2008

WIFA
Loan
Amount
$ 335,000
$ 35,250
$ 70,000
$ 48,750
$ 23,350
$ 32,813
$ 45,000
$ 20,000
$ 42,000
$ 67,125
$ 115,000
$ 340,000
$1,165,000
$4,750,000
$ 52,500
$ 55,000

Priority Lists for
Drinking Water Technical Assistance
2008 Funding Cycle

Exhibit D
2008 Funding Cycle -- Priority List for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance
15-May-07
WIFA generates the Priority List to compare and prioritize applicant requests for assistance based on priority criteria approved by
WIFA's Board of Directors. To determine if an applicant will receive an award from WIFA, see Exhibit E.
Priority
List
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

Applicant
Naco Water Company, LLC
Verde Lakes Water Corporation
Valle Verde Water Company
Naco Water Company, LLC
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
Cochise County
Holiday Hills DWID
Livco Water Co.
Aquila Water Services Inc.
Hatch Valley Water Improvement District
Mayer Domestic Water Improvement District
Town of Gila Bend
St David DWID
City of Douglas
Southern Sunrise Water Company
Northern Sunrise Water Company
Tierra Buena Water Company
So-Hi Domestic Water Improvement District
GroomCreek Water Users Association
Congress Domestic Water Improvement District
Ashcreek Water Company
Tonto Hills Improvement Association
Oak Creek Utility Corp.
AZ Friends Water & College Peak Water
Marana Domestic Water Improvement District
City of El Mirage
Pinedale Domestic Water Improvement District
Valley Utilities Water Company
City of Flagstaff
Hualapai Tribal Nation
City of Winslow
Mobile Gardens DWID
Town of Star Valley

Project Title
Southern Upper San Pedro River Hydrogeologic Assessment
District Formation and Unit 2 System Improvement
Valle Verde Water Company System Assessment
Naco Water Company - Water Distribution Loss Reduction Project
Hidden Springs Water System Improvements
Cochise College Peak Area Water Systems
Holiday Hills Improvement
Current design and maintenance priority
Aquila Water Services - Service Area Expansion Pre-Design Project
6" Line Extension To Upper End of Truxton
Mayer DWID System Survey & Mapping Project
Drinking Water System Improvements - Planning and Design
2007 Improvements Preliminary Engineering Report
Arsenic Mitigation Study
Southern Sunrise Water Company System Upgrades
Northern Sunrise Water Company System Upgrades
Arsenic Facilities Study and Design
Supplemental Water Source Project
GroomCreek Upgrade Project
Designated Transmission Line
WIFA Improvement Project
Tonto Hills Water Improvement District
Oak Creek Utility Corp.
District Formation Feasibility Study
Master Plan Development
City of El Mirage Water System Electrical Optimization Project
Pinedale Water- Capacity and Usage
Nitrate Treatment Study and Master Plan
Red Gap Ranch Pipe Line Alignment and Real Estate Acquisition Analysis
Feasability Study for New Water Source
Clear Creek Water Source and Treatment Study
Capital Improvement Plan
Water Resource and Transmission Feasibility Study

Project #
022 2008
009 2008
014 2008
023 2008
030 2008
018 2008
027 2008
007 2008
024 2008
031 2008
021 2008
012 2008
010 2008
032 2008
017 2008
029 2008
033 2008
011 2008
015 2008
003 2008
026 2008
013 2008
002 2008
005 2008
025 2008
016 2008
001 2008
028 2008
004 2008
019 2008
020 2008
006 2008
008 2008

Estimated
Costs
$80,000
$50,000
$34,000
$90,000
$14,000
$25,000
$47,000
$14,000
$80,000
$30,000
$95,000
$1,035,000
$31,250
$50,000
$123,800
$123,800
$47,000
$50,000
$70,000
$35,000
$23,036
$80,000
$15,000
$10,000
$25,000
$61,250
$15,000
$60,000
$102,000
$50,000
$135,000
$40,000
$47,000

Pre-Design
or
Design
P
P
P
D
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
D
P
P
D
D
P
D
P
P
D
P
D
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P

Exhibit E
2008 Funding Cycle -- Fundable Range for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance
13-Nov-07
WIFA generates and periodically updates the Fundable Range from the Priority List -- See Exhibit D. The Fundable Range
can change based on local readiness and willingness to proceed. Projects not appearing in the Fundable Range qualify for
WIFA Loans.
To ensure commitment to a successful project, WIFA requires local match towards the total estimated project costs. Such
local match can take the form of a short-term, low-interest rate loan from WIFA as part of a total package of assistance.
Fundable
Range
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
24
25
26

Applicant
Naco Water Company, LLC
Verde Lakes Water Corporation
Valle Verde Water Company
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
Cochise County
Holiday Hills DWID
Livco Water Co.
Hatch Valley Water Improvement District
Mayer Domestic Water Improvement District
Town of Gila Bend
St David DWID
City of Douglas
Southern Sunrise Water Company
Northern Sunrise Water Company
Tierra Buena Water Company
So-Hi Domestic Water Improvement District
GroomCreek Water Users Association
Congress Domestic Water Improvement District
Ashcreek Water Company
Tonto Hills Improvement Association
Oak Creek Utility Corp.
City of El Mirage
Pinedale Domestic Water Improvement District
Valley Utilities Water Company

Project #
022 2008
009 2008
014 2008
030 2008
018 2008
027 2008
007 2008
031 2008
021 2008
012 2008
010 2008
032 2008
017 2008
029 2008
033 2008
011 2008
015 2008
003 2008
026 2008
013 2008
002 2008
016 2008
001 2008
028 2008

Estimated
Total
Costs
$80,000
$50,000
$34,000
$14,000
$25,000
$47,000
$14,000
$30,000
$95,000
$1,035,000
$31,250
$50,000
$123,800
$123,800
$47,000
$50,000
$70,000
$35,000
$23,036
$80,000
$40,000
$61,250
$15,000
$60,000

Maximum
WIFA
Grant
$35,000
$12,500
$25,500
$10,000
$18,750
$35,000
$3,500
$7,500
$35,000
$35,000
$15,625
$20,000
$15,000
$25,000
$11,750
$35,000
$35,000
$17,500
$17,277
$10,000
$35,000
$30,000
$4,375
$10,723

Local Match
or
WIFA Loan
$45,000
$37,500
$8,500
$4,000
$6,250
$12,000
$10,500
$22,500
$60,000
$1,000,000
$15,625
$30,000
$108,800
$98,800
$35,250
$15,000
$35,000
$17,500
$5,759
$70,000
$5,000
$31,250
$10,625
$49,277

Exhibit F
Arizona's Drinking Water Revolving Fund
2008 Funding Cycle -- Fundable Range for Drinking Water Project Technical Assistance Loans
15-May-07
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

Applicant
Naco Water Company, LLC
Verde Lakes Water Corporation
Valle Verde Water Company
Naco Water Company, LLC
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
Cochise County
Holiday Hills DWID
Livco Water Co.
Aquila Water Services Inc.
Hatch Valley Water Improvement District
Mayer Domestic Water Improvement District
Town of Gila Bend
St David DWID
City of Douglas
Southern Sunrise Water Company
Northern Sunrise Water Company
Tierra Buena Water Company
So-Hi Domestic Water Improvement District
GroomCreek Water Users Association
Congress Domestic Water Improvement District
Ashcreek Water Company
Tonto Hills Improvement Association
Oak Creek Utility Corp.
Marana Domestic Water Improvement District
City of El Mirage
Pinedale Domestic Water Improvement District
Valley Utilities Water Company
City of Flagstaff
Hualapai Tribal Nation
City of Winslow
Mobile Gardens DWID
Town of Star Valley

Project Title
Southern Upper San Pedro River Hydrogeologic Assessment
District Formation and Unit 2 System Improvement
Valle Verde Water Company System Assessment
Naco Water Company - Water Distribution Loss Reduction Project
Hidden Springs Water System Improvements
Cochise College Peak Area Water Systems
Holiday Hills Improvement
Current design and maintenance priority
Aquila Water Services - Service Area Expansion Pre-Design Project
6" Line Extension To Upper End of Truxton
Mayer DWID System Survey & Mapping Project
Drinking Water System Improvements - Planning and Design
2007 Improvements Preliminary Engineering Report
Arsenic Mitigation Study
Southern Sunrise Water Company System Upgrades
Northern Sunrise Water Company System Upgrades
Arsenic Facilities Study and Design
Supplemental Water Source Project
GroomCreek Upgrade Project
Designated Transmission Line
WIFA Improvement Project
Tonto Hills Water Improvement District
Oak Creek Utility Corp.
Master Plan Development
City of El Mirage Water System Electrical Optimization Project
Pinedale Water- Capacity and Usage
Nitrate Treatment Study and Master Plan
Red Gap Ranch Pipe Line Alignment and Real Estate Acquisition Analysis
Feasability Study for New Water Source
Clear Creek Water Source and Treatment Study
Capital Improvement Plan
Water Resource and Transmission Feasibility Study

Grant recepients may use a WIFA loan for the minimum local match requirement.

Project #
022 2008
009 2008
014 2008
023 2008
030 2008
018 2008
027 2008
007 2008
024 2008
031 2008
021 2008
012 2008
010 2008
032 2008
017 2008
029 2008
033 2008
011 2008
015 2008
003 2008
026 2008
013 2008
002 2008
025 2008
016 2008
001 2008
028 2008
004 2008
019 2008
020 2008
006 2008
008 2008

WIFA
Loan
Amount
$45,000
$37,500
$8,500
$90,000
$4,750
$12,500
$12,000
$10,500
$80,000
$7,500
$60,000
$1,000,000
$15,625
$15,000
$108,800
$98,800
$35,250
$15,000
$35,000
$17,500
$5,759
$70,000
$11,250
$25,000
$61,250
$15,000
$60,000
$102,000
$50,000
$135,000
$40,000
$47,000

Exhibit G
2008 Funding Cycle – Public Review and Comment
December 17, 2007
The public comment period was conducted from Tuesday, November 13, 2007 thru
Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 5 pm. The public review and written comment
period was advertised November 16, 19 and 20th in Arizona’s three major newspapers.
A public hearing will be conducted in Phoenix on Friday, December 14th, 2007 at the
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality-1110 W. Washington St. Room 130,
Phoenix, AZ 85007 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The WIFA Board of Directors will adopt the Final TA IUP and PLs on December 17,
2007 at WIFA’s bi-monthly board meeting. The IUP and PLs will become effective
on December 17, 2008.
Any public comment should be directed to the Communications Director, Veronica
Rivera who may be reached by phone: (602) 364-1236 or e-mail: vrivera@azwifa.gov.