wma-awwa-m36-notice-fy21.pdf
Charles D. Baker
Governor
Karyn E. Polito
Lieutenant Governor
Kathleen A. Theoharides
Secretary
Martin Suuberg
Commissioner
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NOTICE: REQUEST FOR INTEREST
STATEWIDE WATER MANAGEMENT ACT PERMIT AND REGISTRATION HOLDERS WATER AUDIT
RFI # BWR-2021-AWWA-M36-WATER AUDITS
COMMBUYS#: BD-21-1045-BWR00-BWR01-53483
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is soliciting
interest from Water Management Act (WMA) registrants and permit holders to receive a free American
Water Works Association (AWWA) M36 “Top-Down” Audit from a private consulting firm, which
MassDEP will hire through a public procurement process at a later date. For certain facilities that meet
the outlined data criteria, a “Bottom-Up Component Analysis” can also be done as part of the Audit.
Once selected, the WMA public water suppliers (PWSs) are required to participate in the AWWA M36
Audit; however, the consulting firm hired by MassDEP will guide the Audit and provide a report to each
PWS and MassDEP following completion of the Audit process.
Based upon the response to this Request for Interest (RFI), a list of WMA PWSs approved for the
completion of a “Top- Down” M36 Audit, or a “Top-Down M36 Audit with a Bottom-Up Component
Analysis” will be included in a competitive procurement solicitation for the services of a consulting firm,
to be released by MassDEP later this year. The purpose of that procurement will be to select the
consulting firm that will conduct the AWWA M36 Audits. A final list of WMA PWSs that will receive an
AWWA M36 Audit will not be available until after a consulting firm is selected by MassDEP, given that
time and funding constraints may limit the number of AWWA M36 Audits that can be conducted.
Funding for this program is contingent upon appropriation by the Massachusetts legislature.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Any Massachusetts public water supplier or municipality with a valid Water Management Act permit or
registration is eligible to submit a Response to this RFI. Public water suppliers must be able to commit
significant personnel time as an in-kind match and work with MassDEP’s consultant in order to produce
accurate audit results and validation.
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RFI APPLICATION PROCESS
RFI Applications are reviewed and recommended by a screening committee at MassDEP.
RFI EVALUATION CRITERIA
Special consideration will be given to public water suppliers that have had a consistently high MassDEP-
accepted Unaccounted for Water (UAW) percentage, or have been unable to receive a final water needs
forecast from the Department of Conservation and Recreation because of high UAW or other accounting
issues. Please see Public Water Supply Tools, Resources & Performance Standards | Mass.gov for a
current list of public water suppliers and their MassDEP-approved UAW values. For a full description of
the RFI Evaluation Criteria, please see the RFI, which is posted on MassDEP’s website at the link below.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please see https://www.mass.gov/service-details/water-management-act-grant-programs-for-public-
water-suppliers for the RFI document, and for details on how to respond to this RFI.