WAC 173-98-730   Cost-effectiveness analysis for water pollution control facilities.  (1) Funding will only be considered if the project is shown to be the cost-effective alternative/solution to the water pollution control problem. The cost-effective alternative is determined using a cost-effectiveness analysis.

     (2) A cost-effectiveness analysis must be included in the facilities plan and must include the following:

     (a) A comparison of the total cost, total present worth or annual equivalent costs of alternatives considered for the planning period;

     (b) The no action alternative; and

     (c) A consideration of the monetary or nonmonetary costs/benefits of each alternative, such as the environmental impact, energy impacts, growth impacts, and community priorities.

     (3) Facilities plans proposing design-build or design-build-operate projects must demonstrate that this approach is the cost-effective alternative for procurement.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.48.035. 07-14-096 (Order 05-16), § 173-98-730, filed 6/29/07, effective 7/30/07.]