NOTE: The following information will be used by the LGA CWMS Management Committee to determine whether the application warrants subsidy support for
- Investigation and design; and
- Construction
Weighting will be applied to the various factors as the Committee sees fit.
Councils should include any other material they wish in support of their case for subsidy funding.
Councils should be able to show evidence of solid support from the Elected Membership for their application (eg, formal resolution on record).
If a town has previously received a subsidy for a partial town scheme, this must be declared and quantified as an appendix to this application. Towns which have never received a subsidy will generally rank higher in priority for funding than previously-subsidised towns.
1.Council and Contact Details
Council Name
Address
Contact Person
Title
Phone
2.Township Details
The application may be for the whole town, the central business district, the main street or the key major effluent waste generators (caravan park, hospital, motels, etc).
Multiple applications per town may be submitted.
Schemes with less than 100 connections will not receive a high priority.
Township Name
Estimated PopulationName the source eg. Census
Allotments to be included in the Defined Collection AreaNo. of developed allotments
No. of vacant allotments
Estimated No. of premises permanently occupied
Rate of new dwelling construction(Per Annum – Average over the last three years)
No. of new allotments in lodged Development Applications
Plans or annotated aerial photographs showing the desired collection area, and relevant Policy Zones where applicable, should be lodged with this application.
The scale(s) should allow for easy identification of allotment boundaries, road casings and major topographical features.
3.Public Health Criteria
This information will provide a guide to the likely impact of the existing soakage trench arrangements on the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors within the town.
Allotment SizeNo. of residential allotments less than 1000m2 in area
No. of anaerobic (“envirocycle”) systems
ConditionsTypical soil typeSand, sandy clay, clay, shale, rock
TopographyFlat, gentle (< 5%), steep (5 – 15%), hilly (> 15%)
Climatic conditionsTotal average annual rainfall
Ground water tableDepth to unconfined aquifer
Insanitary ConditionsNotices issued over last 12 months
Warnings issued over last 12 months
Observations issued over last 12 months
Is there evidence of failed soakages?
Please select...
If YES, Please indicate frequency and number of affected properties.
Frequency
No. of affected properties
In your opinion would regular controlled pump-out of septic tanks or an extension of soakage trenches reduce the insanitary conditions observed?
Please select...
If YES, please provide some comments.
Is reticulated potable water provided to the town?
Please select...
Any evidence of effluent contaminating wells or other water intended for human consumption?
Please select...
If YES, please provide details.
Any other significant factors?
4.Environmental Criteria
This section asks for information which will demonstrate the likely impact of escaping effluent on the environment.
AllotmentsNo. of allotments within the 1 in 20 year flood plain
No. of allotments within the water storage catchment zone
No. Allotments within 200m of a watercourse or ocean
Name of watercourse or ocean
Water re – use potential% of effluent to be used for new irrigation
% of effluent to be used to replace existing mains water use
Estimated KL per annum of mains water saved
Any issues raised by the EPA or others regarding septic tank performance?
Please select...
If YES, please provide details.
Any other significant factors?
5.Economic Criteria
This section looks for indications of economic benefits that may result from an improved effluent disposal scheme.
Estimated number of new residential allotments able to be created by resubdivision?
Any other business opportunities able to be created (eg, trade waste disposal, aquaculture)?
Any other significant factors?
6.Social / Community Criteria
Please describe any community or social benefits that may arise as a result of an improved effluent disposal system.
Increase in population in the peakholiday season.% of current population
Effluent currently discharges into the environment in an area used forRecreation
/ Please select...Swimming
/ Please select...Tourism
/ Please select...Aquaculture
/ Please select...Other
/ Please select...Please explain any concerns there might be.
Community support for the schemeGeneral comment only, no survey required at this stage
Council Resolution (date)
Other
What is Council’s primary reason for this application?
Any other significant factors?
7.Existing CWMS Schemes within Area (if applicable)
Prior to acceptance of a construction subsidy, Council will be required to;
- show evidence of compliance with its OTR licence for existing schemes, and/or actions being taken to address known non-compliances;
- if requested by the CWMS Management Committee, to undertake an independent audit of the existing CWMS using the LGA audit template or approved alternative;
- demonstrate that it is working towards sustainable pricing for all of Council’s existing (and proposed) CWMS; and
- show evidence of appropriate Operation & Maintenance plans (eg, septic tank pump-outs, mains flushing, lagoon desludging, etc) in order to optimise performance and cost-effectiveness of the scheme.
Requirements Noted
Name
Signature
8.Financial Arrangements
The State Government funding arrangements for CWMS are regularly reviewed. However, the following funding conditions could be expected to apply in the future, based on previous agreements between the Minister for State/Local Government Relations and the President of the Local Government Association.
Subsidy for new schemes is estimated in the following manner;
The equivalent SA Water average country sewer rate is determined for the township.
An estimate is prepared for the capital cost of the scheme.
An initial estimate of subsidy is then calculated as the “gap” between the 50-year revenue to which a Council is entitled on SA Water-parity charging (including connection charges), and the 50-year capital, operating, replacement and maintenance costs (both converted to Nett Present Values) for the scheme as a whole.
Council’s capital contribution is then determined as the capital cost of the scheme, less the initial subsidy sum.
Thereafter, the State Government funding subsidy will usually cover overs and unders to achieve completed installation of the scheme. Certain limits and restrictions apply to the allocation of individual subsidy sums.
NOTE: Where the above initial estimates show that there is no gap, the scheme is deemed to be self-funding, and no subsidy for construction will be payable.
However the CWMS Management Committee may agree to fund the pre-construction activities (investigation and design) where a council is clearly committed to implementing a scheme.
Subsidy Requirements notedName
Signature
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