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.

SARASOTA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

PROJECT NAME: Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility Expansion and Advanced Wastewater

Treatment Conversion Project

LOCATION: Sarasota, FL

INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT: $132 million

POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 90,978

PROJECT TYPE: Water Reuse

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility Expansion and Advanced Wastewater Treatment project will
expand and upgrade the existing water reclamation facility to an advanced wastewater treatment
facility to meet increasing service area demands. The purpose of this project is to meet service area
demands, provide increased flexibility for water reuse options including aquifer recharge, provide a
sustainable reclaimed water supply for irrigation reducing potable water demands, implement
innovative wastewater treatment processes ensuring compliance with current and future regulatory
requirements, and encourage beneficial reuse of resources.

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.

CDA Environmental Protection	WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia

Agency	EMAIL: wifia@EPA.gov


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