WIFIA

PROGRAM
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
program accelerates investment in our nation's water
infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental
loans for regionally and nationally significant projects.
LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER
DISTRICT
PROJECT NAME Ohio River Flood Protection Pump Station Capacity Upgrade
LOCATION: Louisville, KY
INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT $118 million
POPULATION SERVED BY THE PROJECT: 161,000
PROJECT TYPE: Wastewater
PROJECT DESCRIPTION : The project will evaluate and expand the existing Western Parkway Flood
Protection System to accommodate an increased total pumping capacity of over 1.5 billion gallons per
day (MGD). The project will include upgrades to existing components and new installation to increase
the station's capacity by 450 MGD. The purpose of the project is to increase the pumping capacity to
reliably protect public health and the community's assets from floods when the Ohio River is at flood
stage.
Selected borrowers must apply for a WIFIA loan, pass a final creditworthiness assessment, negotiate a
mutually agreeable term sheet, and execute a credit agreement to receive WIFIA financing. An invitation
to apply indicates that EPA believes the selected projects will be able to attain WIFIA loans.
FY 2018 SELECTION ROUND
NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 39
TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT: $5 billion to
public and private entities
TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT SUPPORTED:
Over $10 billion
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED:
22 million in 16 states and Washington, D.C.
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia
EMAIL; wifia@EPA.gov

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