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


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