567—91.10 (455B) Local water protection projects rating system.
	 91.10(1) Local water protection projects rating criteria. The local water protection projects rating criteria consider the use classification of the receiving waters, water quality of the receiving waters, the watershed management planning status in the watershed where the project is located and a tiebreaker. Priority ranking for the projects is based on the total points awarded for all the categories. The greater total number of points, the higher the ranking.
	  a.   	 Use classification of receiving waters. This category addresses the receiving water use classification that would be improved or protected by the proposed project. Points shall be awarded and shall be cumulative for all designated use classifications of the receiving stream.

Use and Classification	Points	
Outstanding national resource waters (proposed water use)	50	
High quality waters	40	
High quality resource waters	20	
Class A1 waters	50	
Class A2 waters	45	
Class A3 waters	45	
Class C waters	40	
Class B (CW1) waters	50	
Class B (CW2) waters	30	
Class B (WW) waters	30	
Class B (LW) waters	35	
Class B (LR) waters	25	
	  b.   	 Water quality of receiving waters. This category addresses the quality of water in the receiving stream and whether or not the water has been designated as impaired for some uses. Bodies of water that are impaired by pollutants are identified as Section 303(d) waters. The Section 303(d) list of waters also identifies probable pollutant source categories for these impairments. Projects that primarily impact these waters are awarded points if the water body that receives or could receive the discharge is included on the Section 303(d) list and the probable pollutant source is a nonpoint source. Waters are also identified in the Section 305(b) report on their use attainment status. Projects that primarily impact these waters are awarded points depending on the use impairment identified for the water body that receives or could receive the discharge. If no use impairment is identified, the fully supporting status points will be awarded. Points will be awarded for both sections and then totaled for this category.

Indication of water quality	Points	
A	 	
Section 303(d) listed water	 	
Identified as probable source or contributing to problem: Nonpoint source
(if nonpoint sources are not the probable source of pollution, the following points are to be used)	100	
High rating for TMDL development	90	
Medium rating for TMDL development	80	
Low rating for TMDL development	70	
B	 	
Section 305(b) status	 	
Fully supporting	10	
Fully supporting/threatened	20	
Partially supporting	30	
Not supporting	40	
	  c.   	 Watershed management planning status. This category incorporates the status of a watershed management plan.

Watershed Management Planning Status	Points	
Watershed management plan developed and being implemented	40	
Watershed management plan being developed	32	
Watershed management plan does not exist	15	
TMDL plan approved and being implemented	40	
TMDL plan drafted	35	
TMDL plan required in future	30	
TMDL plan not required	20	
	  d.   	 Total points. Total points are calculated using the following formula:
Total Points = Use and Classification + Water Quality (A) + Water Quality (B) + Watershed Management Planning Status
	  e.   	 Tiebreaker. Two or more projects may receive the same total priority points on the fundable list. If sufficient state revolving loan funds are not available to fund the projects, ties will be broken by determining which project has the highest score in each category in the following order:

• Water Quality of Receiving Streams (A)	Highest	
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• Water Quality of Receiving Streams (B)		
 		
• Use and Classification		
 		
• Watershed Management Planning Status	Lowest	
	 91.10(2) Reserved.