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 ORLANDO PROJECT NAME: Iron Bridge Regional Water Reclamation Facility Pretreatment Improvements and Reclaimed Water Storage and Repump Facility LOCATION: Orlando, FL INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT: $18 million POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 200,000 PROJECT TYPE: Combined PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Iron Bridge Regional Water Reclamation Facility Pretreatment Improvements Project will replace the grit removal system, implement improvements to the blending of the return activated sludge and pretreated raw wastewater, and equalize the flow split between the four biological nutrient removal treatment trains. The Reclaimed Water Storage and Repump Facility includes the design and construction of a 3-4 million gallon reclaimed water storage tank and associated pumps, valves, meters and piping. The purpose of the projects is to improve the effluent water quality leaving the treatment plant and to provide a more reliable supply of irrigation water to areas in the southeast sector of the City. NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED: 25 million in 20 states Selected projects must submit an application for a WIFIA loan, pass a creditworthiness assessment, negotiate a mutually agreeable term sheet, and execute a credit agreement to receive WIFIA funding. An invitation to apply indicates that EPA believes the selected projects will be able to attain WIFIA loans. FY 2020 SELECTION ROUND TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SUPPORTED: $12.5 billion TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT: $5.1 billion NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 55 United States Environmental Protection Agency WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia EMAIL: wifia@EPA.gov ------- |