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Program Units ---------------------------- Administration and Mgt. Division Organization Director's Message Financing-Const. Permits Municipal Finance/Const. Nonpoint Pollution Control Permit Management Pretreatment and Residuals Point Source Permitting 1 Point Source Permitting 2 Program Dev.-Tech Services Watershed Permitting

Technical Services Section

The Technical Services Section performs environmental and cultural resource impact assessments for the planning and design of projects pursuing financing under any of the programs administered by the Municipal Finance and Construction Element. This ensures projects receiving financing are environmentally acceptable and in compliance with necessary state and applicable federal laws. Project reviewers summarize project conditions, anticipated environmental impacts and necessary mitigating measures in an Environmental Decision Document. Assistance is provided to address environmental concerns during the construction phase on an as-needed basis.

The section also reviews Wastewater Management Plans and Water Quality Management Plan Amendments to ensure consistency between these plans and those developed under the financing programs.

Further, the section processes Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) grant condition mapping revision/waiver requests to determine whether building on impacted lots can be authorized in areas subject to the federal grant conditions or requires referral to the EPA for final determination.

For additional information, please contact Anthony Puniello, Ph.D, Acting Section Chief, at (609) 633-1170.

Office of Program Development

This office develops and finalizes the element's annual Priority System, Intended Use Plan, Priority List, and Response Documents.

The office is also responsible for the preparation of the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Capitalization Grant applications and SRF Annual Reports, coordination with EPA in negotiating grants, preparation of financing program rule proposals/adoptions, and the preparation of various communications documents such as press releases and advisories. For additional information, please contact Scott Shymon at (609) 292-3859.

Open Space Acquisition Unit

The Open Space Land Acquisition Unit works together with municipalities, sewerage and utility authorities, and other local government units for the purpose of providing low cost loans for open space land acquisition and conservation for passive purposes (hiking, cross country skiing, horseback riding, etc.). Each parcel or portion of a parcel to be funded through the Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program must demonstrate a water quality benefit. This funding can be used to fully fund the purchase or as a supplemental funding source to the Green Acres For additional information, please contact Scott Shymon at (609) 292-3859.