The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will finance nearly half of a $561-million slate of sewer modernization projects in New Orleans, the agency announced on Dec. 7.
The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans says it will invest the $275-million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan in its Sewer System Evaluation and Rehabilitation Program, which includes more than 160 projects to modernize sewer pipes that are aging or have been damaged by storms.