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Emergency Water Projects Program
Emergency water projects (EWPs) shall consist only of
repair, replacement or maintenance that is required for
irrigation infrastructure* which is rendered or likely to be
rendered permanently inoperable due to an act of God including
fire, earthquake, hurricane, storm or other similar natural
disaster or phenomena or an unforeseen or impending natural or
man-made event that requires immediate action to prevent a
threat to or loss of life or property.
Only political subdivisions that own or have the
legal responsibility to operate or maintain irrigation
infrastructure shall be eligible for EWP funding.
The total amount awarded for EWP shall not exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) per fiscal biennium. The maximum grant amount awarded for EWP shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the total EWP costs, the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) may be funded by the Commission in the form of a loan. The term of a loan shall not exceed fifty (50) years and interest shall provide a reasonable return and shall not be less than four percent (4%). The Commission shall include the total amount of all EWP grant or loan funds provided under this subsection and subtract that total from the maximum allowable grant under Wyoming Statute § 41-2-121(a)(ii)(E)(I) for a subsequent Water Development project involving the same entity (Sponsor) and project components.
*Irrigation infrastructure includes dams, canals, ditches, pipelines, aqueducts, tunnels,
pumping stations, drainage and flow regulating structures.
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