# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 03 — Water Supply, Sewerage, Solid Waste, and Pollution Control Planning and Funding

### Chapter 07 — Water Pollution Control Fund Construction Financial Assistance Regulations (Industrial User Section)

#### Regulation .04 Priority System.

*COMAR 26.03.07.04*

The State priority system for the award of loans shall be developed by the Department of the Environment, may be subjected to public hearings, and will result in a priority list which shall be used to award the financial assistance. The priority system shall take into account, as appropriate:

A. The EPA National Pretreatment Standards, 40 CFR §403.6, which are incorporated by reference;

B. The water quality or public health impacts of the existing circumstances;

C. The problem prevention aspects of the proposed project;

D. Previous efforts expended to correct an existing problem;

E. The financial capacity of the applicant to repay the loan;

F. Cost effectiveness of the proposed project;

G. Planning requirements;

H. Applicant's plans for monitoring and report; and

I. Measures to assure accountability for loans.