Application: New Requirements and Evaluation

• All property owners and grant managers must attend a pre-application meeting at least one month before the application deadline.
• We’ve revised how we evaluate the strength of a stormwater grant application. See the “How we evaluate your application” section on page 21 of the Stormwater Grants Application Guide for details.

New Project Requirements

• Projects must manage at least the first 1.5” of rainfall citywide.
• Licenses and Inspections permits will be required for all projects. Keep this in mind for project budget and timeline development.
• Loading ratios for subsurface infiltration systems are now the same for both the combined sewer system and separate sewer system (10:1).

New Guidance

• We’ve updated the Stormwater Grants Application Guide.
  • We’ve included a Common Application Mistakes Checklist for project teams to evaluate their application before applying.
  • We’ve added a template for the Proof of Consent, which confirms that the property owner will sign PWD’s Subgrant Agreement and Operations and Maintenance Agreement. See the Guide’s appendix for a template.
  • We’ve added a template for the Letter of Intent for projects applying under the Alt-SMIP and GARP models, which confirms that the property owner will work with the applicant as a project team. See the Guide’s appendix for a template.
• We are currently updating the Stormwater Retrofit Manual to reflect updates to our program. As this is underway, please refer to the Philadelphia Stormwater Management Guidance Manual for technical guidance. Stormwater retrofit projects generally follow the Water Quality design criteria for requirements not specified within the Stormwater Grants Application Guide.