MOU Regional Onsite Sewage System Loan Program

Home Browse Search

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL ON -SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM LOAN PROGRAM This agreement is made and entered into between the Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) and Counties (collectively "participating local jurisdictions"); Washington State Department of Health (Health); and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) for the purpose of providing a program to offer loan assistance to citizens of the participating local jurisdictions to address failing or malfunctioning on -site sewage systems to protect public health and water quality. Collectively, the parties are referred to as "Partners." It is entered into solely for the mutual benefit of the parties to this agreement. This agreement is not entered into with the intent that it shall benefit any other person and no other such person shall be entitled to be treated as a third -party beneficiary of this agreement. This agreement updates and replaces the MOU dated August 2018. WHEREAS, Ecology has awarded grant and loan funds for the Regional Loan Program ("RLP") beginning with the Water Quality Program FY2016 Combined Funding Cycle (see State Fiscal Year 2016 Final Water Quality Funding Offer List and Intended Use Plan and following annual Water Quality Combined Final Offer Lists), and WHEREAS, the grant/loan application submitted to Ecology by the LHJs and the Counties calls for a state agency to administer the RLP, and WHEREAS, Ecology will be the lead administrative state agency and Health will provide accompanying coordination and technical support, and WHEREAS, Ecology has conducted a procurement process and has contracted with Craft3 as the Financial Institution Partner (FIP) for the RLP, and WHEREAS, on -site sewage system (OSS) owners need affordable financial options to repair and replace their systems or convert to sewer to ensure effective sewage treatment to help protect water quality and public health, and WHEREAS, LHJs have responsibility for addressing failing OSS to protect ground water, surface water, and the public's health in their respective counties, and WHEREAS, approximately one third of the state's households are served by decentralized (on -site) wastewater infrastructure and this vast and aging infrastructure needs ongoing care and investment. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein, the Partners agree as follows: This MOU may be reviewed and amended at the request of any of the Partners. An amended agreement would require approval by all participating local jurisdictions. Any of the local REGIONAL LOAN PROGRAM MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Page 1 of 3 July 2021