A $477 million Environmental Protection Agency loan will help advance water infrastructure projects in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region.
The low-interest loan, given under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and announced Sept. 10, is the second piece of $1 billion in assistance the EPA is providing to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) as the local agency works to replenish the Potomac Aquifer, address rising sea levels and help protect the Chesapeake Bay.