Funding for Pumpout and Dump Stations - Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Funding
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services receives grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the provisions of the Clean Vessel Act (CVA). These grants have been used to implement an operation and maintenance reimbursement program in NH since 2006. The Applicant will be eligible for reimbursement of up to 75 percent of total O&M expenses for the pumpout station minus income from pumpout fees, up to a maximum reimbursement of $1,000.
Activities that are eligible for reimbursement are limited to:
- $250 for keeping and submitting pumpout station usage logs and written records of pumpout fees collected.
- $15 per hour (up to $250, or 16.67 hours) for time that paid marina staff spend maintaining and/or making repairs to pumpout stations.
- Payments to licensed plumbers and/or electricians for service to the pumpout station.
- Purchase of pumpout station replacement parts and equipment.
- Payments to licensed septage haulers for removal of holding tank wastes pertaining only to the pumpout station.
- Pumpout station winterization.
- Pumpout station sewage connection fees.
Please see the CVA O&M agreement (PDF file below) for further details on eligible reimbursement activities and specific terms of agreement. Eligible dates for reimbursement are April 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009. Invoices must be returned to DES by January 31, 2010. No invoice will be processed without an approved O&M agreement and application on file at the Department of Environmental Services.
To apply, fill out the application, sign the agreement and send both to the address on the application. Further information will be requested once initial approval is granted. Final approval is contingent upon available funds.
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