Iowa Department of Natural Resources Disadvantaged Community Matrix
Regulated Entity or Community Name:
NPDES # (if applicable) :
Step 1: Calculate the Ratio of the Total Annual Project Costs per household to the median household income (MHI) of the community. Total Annual Project Costs (submitted by the regulated entity or community) : $
Number of Households or Ratepayers in the community (submitted by the regulated entity or community) : MHI of the community (from recent survey or census data or submitted by the regulated entity or community) : $ Community MHI Source:
Formula: total annual project costs divided by the number of households or ratepayers in the community equals the project costs per household or per ratepayer, and the project costs per household or ratepayer divided by the community MHI equals the Ratio.
Total Annual Project Costs
/ # of households or ratepayers
Ratio =
=
Community MHI
Step 2: Determine Disadvantaged Community Status and the allowed points based on the ratio of the Total Annual Project Costs per household or per ratepayer to the community MHI. Ratio from Step 1:
If the Ratio from Step 1 is greater than or equal to 2%, the points based on the ratio are 12. Proceed to Step 6. If the Ratio is less than 1%, no further point calculations are necessary. Proceed to Step 7.
If the Ratio from Step 1 is less than 2% or greater than or equal to 1%, calculate the allowable points.
Ratio Points:
Criteria
Points
<2.0% and >1.8% <1.8% and >1.6% <1.6% and >1.4% <1.4% and >1.2% <1.2% and >1.0%
10
8 6 4 2
Points for community based on the Ratio:
Step 3: Determine the points based on the MHI of the Community as a percentile of all Iowa community MHIs. MHI of the community (from recent survey or census data or as submitted by the regulated entity or community) :
Community MHI Points:
Criteria
Points
Less than or equal to 10 th percentile
5 4 3 2 1 0
Greater than 10 th percentile and less than or equal to 20 th percentile Greater than 20 th percentile and less than or equal to 30 th percentile Greater than 30 th percentile and less than or equal to 40 th percentile Greater than 40 th percentile and less than or equal to 50 th percentile
Greater than 50 th percentile
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Points for community based on the Community MHI:
Step 4: Determine the allowed points based on the County Unemployment Rate. County where the community is located:
County Unemployment Rate, 3 mo. avg (IWIN): State Unemployment Rate, 3 mo. avg (IWIN):
County Unemployment Rate Points Criteria (County rate is…)
Greater than or Less than State rate County Rate > (State rate + 20%)
Points
Greater than or Equal to 20% more than State rate Less than 20% more than the State rate, and Greater than or Equal to 10% more than State rate Less than 10% more than the State rate or Is equal to the State rate Less than the State rate and Greater than 10% less than the State rate Greater than or equal to 10% less than State rate
4
(State Rate + 19.9%) > County rate > (State rate + 10%)
3
(State Rate + 9.9%) > County rate > or = State rate
2
State rate > County rate > (State rate – 9.9%)
1
County rate > (State rate – 10%)
0
Points for the community based on the County Unemployment Rate:
Step 5: Determine the allowed points based on the Bond Rating of the community. Bond Rating of the Community over the last year (submitted by the community) :
Bond Rating Points: Criteria
Points
Community is at or below investment grade, or has no bond rating
1 0
Community is above investment grade
Points for community based on the Bond Rating:
Step 6: Add up the total points.
Ratio points (Step 2): Community MHI points (Step 3): County Unemployment Rate points (Step 4): Bond Rating points (Step 5): DCM Point Total:
Step 7: Disadvantaged Community Determination Ratio from Step 1: If the ratio is 2%, the regulated entity and community will be considered disadvantaged. If the ratio is <1%, the regulated entity and community will not be considered disadvantaged. DCM Point Total from Step 6: If the DC M Point Total is 12 or greater (12‐20), the regulated entity and community will be considered disadvantaged. If the DCM Point Total is 11 or less (2‐11), the regulated entity and community will not be considered disadvantaged.
Community Name: Is Disadvantaged
NPDES # (if applicable) :
Is Not Disadvantaged
DNR Staff performing DCM:
Date of DCM:
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