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. ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY PROJECT NAME Strategic Plan Improvements Project LOCATION: Buffalo, NY INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT $24 million POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 500,000 PROJECT TYPE: Drinking Water PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Strategic Plan improvements Project will consist of three projects: 1) improvements to the 90 million gallons per day (MGD) Sturgeon Point Water Treatment Plant; 2) rehabilitation of the Powered Activated Carbon Systems at the Sturgeon Point Water Treatment Plant and VanDeWater Treatment Plant; and 3) pump system and yard piping improvements at the Richard F. Ball Pumping Station, The purpose of these projects is to improve the resiliency of system, maintain drinking water quality, and expand the regional presence by serving neighboring communities. FY 2020 SELECTION ROUND NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 55 TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT $5.1 billion TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SUPPORTED: $12.5 billion 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. WIFIA PROGRAM United States Environmental Protection Agency WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia EMAIL; wifia@EPA.gov ------- |