Equipment, Materials and Supplies

Equipment, Materials and Supplies 3. Allowable costs include the costs of: A. A reasonable inventory of chemicals and supplies necessary to initiate plant operations and laboratory items necessary to conduct tests required for plant operation. B. Necessary and reasonable safety equipment, provided the equipment meets applicable federal, state, local or industry safety requirements. C. Constructing or installing water flow metering devices for the primary purpose of monitoring and/or billing inter- municipal or other flows or serving and billing individual residential, commercial or industrial users. D. Backflow preventers. E. Computers, display monitors, and computer software which are designed into the control system for the daily operation of the water system, used for the operational control and analysis of the water system, or specifically designed for the operation and maintenance (including the cost of developing unique operating programs for the specific Grant funded project) of the treatment works. F. Specialized mobile equipment for the operation of the water system, or for the maintenance of equipment. These items include, but are not limited to: (i) Portable stand-by generators. (ii) Portable emergency pumps to provide "pump-around" capability in the event of booster station failure or pipeline breaks. 2. Unallowable costs include the costs of: A. Vehicles for the transportation of the Grant recipient's employees, including buses, trucks, cars, motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, bicycles, etc. B. Items of routine "programmed" maintenance such as filters, couplings, hoses, belts, etc. C. Radios, televisions, VCRs, camcorders, and other items of a similar nature. D. Shop equipment installed at the treatment works or elsewhere. E. Distribution system maintenance equipment. F. Replacement parts. G. Furnishings, office equipment, and maintenance equipment, including chairs, desks, file cabinets, typewriters, coffee tables, telephones, office supplies, calculators, copiers, bookcases, shelves, lamps, etc. H. Ordinary site and building maintenance equipment such as lawn mowers, rakes, shovels, brooms, picks, hedge trimmers, and other such equipment. I. Hand tools such as screw drivers, pliers, socket wrenches, electric drills or saws, etc. J. Computers for non-operational purposes, such as for the scheduling of equipment maintenance and replacement and for accounting and billing services.