Information Product
	Title:		State Street Aid Fund
	Summary:		MTAS was asked whether State Street Aid Funds could be used to take water samples at stormwater system outfalls.
	Original Author:		Darden, Ron
	Co-Author:
	Product Create Date:		08/02/2005
	Last Reviewed on::		02/19/2010
	Subject:		Streets--Finance; Taxes--Gasoline and motor fuels; Stormwater management--Finance
	Type:		General

Original Document: Reference Documents: Text of Document: August 2, 2005 Mr. Jim Fuller, City Engineer City of Columbia 707 North Main Street Columbia, Tennessee 38401 Re: State Street Aid Fund Dear Mr. Fuller Mr. James Childress recently asked if State Street Aid Funds could be used to take water samples at stormwater system outfalls. Based upon my research and interpretation of the State Street Aid regulations, it is my opinion that State Street Aid Funds cannot legally be used to pay for such stormwater sampling. The funds can be used to address a stormwater problem that is directly impacting a city street. Sampling required under stormwater regulations has to do with pollution of the water, not the destruction of a street. Therefore such sampling is not an eligible expenditure. Please call me if you have questions or comments. Sincerely Ron Darden Municipal Management Consultant