### Question
How is the "eligible individual" defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible individual** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 1302d* as follows -

> a member of a low-income or moderate-income household, the members of which have a combined income (for the most recent 12-month period for which information is available) equal to not more than 50 percent of the median nonmetropolitan household income for the State or territory in which the household is located, according to the most recent decennial census

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1302d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS**

