Explanation
This legislation is required of the City in order to execute a Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program (WRRSP) Agreement with Appalachia Ohio Alliance (AOA) in order to implement two Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA)-approved environmental protection and restoration projects. Created in 2000, OEPA’s Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program (WRRSP) was established to counter the loss of ecological function and biological diversity that jeopardizes the health of Ohio’s water resources. The WRRSP program, administered by the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) uses interest monies from Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) “Sponsor Project” loans to fund OEPA-approved projects to accomplish this goal.
The WRRSP projects to be implemented as a result of this WRRSP Sponsorship Agreement are identified in Section 1 as the Appalachia Ohio Alliance’s: Big Darby Creek Conservation Corridor Scioto River Flyway Initiative Project (Carter and Confluence Properties) and the Fleming Bend Protection and Restoration Project - Scioto River Flyway Corridor Initiative. Both projects were designated by the Department of Public Utilities for sponsorship through a WRRSP Sponsorship Letter of Intent, dated April 23, 2020 for funding approval for Program Year 2021 through the WPCLF Program. Either or both of the designated Sewerage and Drainage Division Projects, identified in Section 2. will serve as the Sponsor Projects for the Appalachia Ohio Alliance projects. Both projects are listed on the Ohio EPA 2021 WRRSP Project Priority List as an Intended Project for funding in 2021. The sponsoring Sewerage and Drainage Division Projects are also listed on the Intended Projects List for Ohio EPA funding through the WPCLF in 2021. The City may elect to sponsor both WRRSP projects under one or both of the projects identified in Section 2.
Ordinance 1064-2020 passed City Council on June 1, 2020 and authorized the Director of Public Utilities to execut...
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