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.
CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH WATER
PROJECT NAME; Regional Potable Water Improvements
LOCATION: North Miami Beach, FL
INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT $62 million
POPULATION SERVED BY THE PROJECT: 180,000
PROJECT TYPE: Drinking Water
PROJECT DESCRIPTION : The North Miami Beach Water Regional Potable Water Improvements
project will include a 4-phased expansion and rehabilitation of the aged water supply, treatment, and
distribution facilities. The Norwood Water Treatment Plant will be rehabilitated and expanded to serve
37.1 million gallons per day (MGD). The distribution and supply systems will be rehabilitated and
expanded concurrent to the treatment plant expansion, replacing aged pipes, reducing transmission
main breaks, and securing drinking water supply to meet current and projected 2030 Average Daily
Demand and Maximum Daily Demand. The purpose of the project is to improve overall reliability of the
water supply, treatment and distribution systems and reduce the frequency of pressure drops in the
water distribution system and main breaks.
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 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT SUPPORTED:
Over $10 billion
TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT: $5 billion to public
and private entities
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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