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.

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER
CHICAGO

PROJECT NAME: Capital Improvement Projects
LOCATION: Chicago, IL

INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT: $98 million
POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 3,239,405
PROJECT TYPE: Wastewater

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Capital Improvements Projects include 13 construction projects. Five projects involve rehabilitation
of intercepting sewers to eliminate inflow and infiltration. One project provides connections to the
Tunnel and Reservoir Plan to relieve wet weather flow. Six projects will rehabilitate or replace
infrastructure at the water reclamation plants. The final project adds a chemical treatment system to
the Calumet water reclamation plant to reduce phosphorus in wastewater. The purpose of these
projects is to preserve the useful life of the facilities and increase the capacity or efficiency of these
facilities.

FY 2020 SELECTION ROUND

TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT: $5.1 billion

TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT SUPPORTED: $12.5 billion

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED:

25 million in 20 states

NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 55

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.

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