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3 <br /> <br />x Application form is available at: https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water/Funding- <br />Finance/Available-Funding-Grants.aspx <br />x Submit competed application to: brian.davis@metc.state.mn.us <br />x Metropolitan Council will notify municipalities of grant awards and provide grant agreements by <br />December 2, 2019. <br />Proposal Selection Criteria <br />In the event that funds requested exceed funds available, the following criteria will be used to determine the <br />amount granted to a given municipality: <br />x Municipalities that are supplied 100% with groundwater <br />x Municipalities with identified water supply issues in Master Water Supply Plan Community Profiles or <br />Local Water Supply Plans <br />x Municipalities’ ratio of peak monthly water use to winter monthly water use <br />x Municipalities’ average residential per capita water use <br />x The order in which applications are received and until grant funds are completely committed <br /> <br />Funding Process and Reporting Requirements <br />x Utilizing forms provided by MCES, the following information must be reported on a quarterly basis: <br />o Number, type and amount of rebates or grants provided to property owners, along with each <br />property address <br />o Estimated annual gallons of water saved per device installation <br />o Municipality matching funds disbursed <br />o Number of unmet funding requests from property owners, if any <br />x Upon review and confirmation of the above information, MCES will process a grant payment in the <br />amount of 75% of approved total rebates or grants for the reporting period. <br />x MCES will provide confirmation of grant balances available upon request and reserves the right to <br />amend grant agreements, in collaboration with grantee municipality, if quarterly reporting indicates <br />rebate or grant programs will not fully utilize grant awards within the grant period. <br /> <br />Qualified Activities <br />x Toilet replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled toilet: <br />http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/product_search.html <br />x Irrigation controller replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled controller: <br />https://www.epa.gov/watersense/product-search <br /> <br />x Clothes washing machine replacement with an US DOE Energy Star labeled clothes washing machine: <br />https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-clothes-washers/results <br /> <br />x Irrigation spray sprinkler body replacement with a US EPA WaterSense labeled spray sprinkler body <br />https://www.epa.gov/watersense/product-search <br /> <br />x Irrigation system audit by an Irrigation Professionals certified by a US EPA WaterSense program <br />https://www.epa.gov/watersense/find-pro