WIFIA

Oregon Loans Are a New Twist for WIFIA

August 28, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency has broken new ground in the latest loans it cleared under its Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, or WIFIA, program.

Water Infrastructure

WIFIA Requests Dip, But Dollars Sought Outrun Funds Available

Tom Ichniowski

July 22, 2019

No Comments

EPA gets 51 requests seeking $6.6 billion in loans, exceeding the $6 billion agency can lend.

Water Infrastructure

EPA Approves $202M WIFIA Loan to Baltimore

Tom Ichniowski

February 27, 2019

No Comments

Loan covers 21% of the $942-million of a package of wastewater treatment plant and sewer system improvements.

EPA Approves $614M WIFIA Loan for San Diego Project

December 5, 2018

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $614-million loan to the City of San Diego for a water purification project.

Infrastructure

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Water Infrastructure Bill

Measure, approved 99-1, next goes to Trump for signature

Tom Ichniowski

October 10, 2018

No Comments

Legislation, including new Water Resources Development Act, authorizes $3.7 billion for new Corps civil-works projects.

Water Infrastructure

House Passes Water Resources Bill With $3.7B for New Corps Projects

Expected Senate vote would be final congressional action for measure

Tom Ichniowski

September 14, 2018

No Comments

Legislation also authorizes $4.4-billion over three years for drinking-water state revolving funds.

At Last, EPA WIFIA Program Picks Up the Pace

Tom Ichniowski

August 29, 2018

No Comments

After a long, slow warm-up lasting more than three years, the Environmental Protection Agency’s water infrastructure loan program finally is rolling.

EPA Extends Deadline for Water Infrastructure Loans Program

May 23, 2018

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The Environmental Protection Agency has extended to July 31 an earlier July 6 deadline for states to submit a letter of interest for the second batch of funds made available through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.

Infrastructure Finance

EPA Picks 12 Projects to Apply for First-Ever WIFIA loans

Projects are in nine states, including four in California

Tom Ichniowski

July 19, 2017

No Comments

Projects seek $2.3 billion in water-infrastructure loans, but EPA's lending capacity is $1.5 billion.

WIFIA Program Gets 43 Requests, Seeking $6B in Loans

Pam Radtke Russell

May 17, 2017

No Comments

Local water agencies got good news when Congress added $10 million to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan program in the recently enacted omnibus spending bill.