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6 <br />Program <br />Objective <br />Applicant <br />Uses <br />Population <br />Terms/ <br />Conditions <br />Website <br />Targeted Storwwater Grant, <br />Metropolitan Council <br />Provide grants for projects that serve as visual demonstration projects, <br />are easy to replicate, focus on highly urbanized areas, include long-term <br />monitoring and provide information on challenges and opportunities. <br />More information needed <br />More information needed <br />More information needed <br />More information needed <br />More information needed <br />Other sources <br />Other sources, although more difficult to secure, include special appropriations from state or federal <br />government. These include the State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) program administered by the <br />regional offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or other infrastructure funding included <br />in special legislation or appropriations. <br />In the past, these funds have, in the past, helped to finance a portion of the costs associated with <br />water infrastructure projects. Projects that are selected for special funding provisions often <br />demonstrate collaborative approaches to resource or infrastructure challenges, and present solutions <br />with regional benefits. Financial hardship to the affected communities or rate payers may also be <br />considered, among other criteria. <br />Shared water infrastructure projects have secured special funding consideration in Minnesota in the <br />past. The Joint Powers Water Board, a shared utility that serves Albertville, Hanover and Saint Michael <br />secured approximately $1 million in grant money to establish a joint utility in 1977. The Burnsville/ <br />Kraemer Quarry water project received $5.5 million in state funding in 2008 for construction of a new <br />water treatment plant that serves the Cities of Burnsville and Savage. Rural water systems in <br />Minnesota have also secured federal and state funding for capital improvements and expansion. <br />The size and scope of major infrastructure projects often require a combination of funding sources, <br />which can include rate payer -generated funds, bonds, low-interest loans, or grants. Many of the loan <br />or grant programs require some component of matching funds; pursuing a diversified financing <br />strategy is recommended to maximize opportunities, and minimize the impact on rate payers. As <br />supply and resource availability issues continue to emerge in the region, a shared -system approach to <br />water supply may provide both supply reliability and a framework for equitable resource use, as well <br />as economic opportunities. <br />WATER SUPPLY MASTER <br />PLAN- Draft June 2015 <br />