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. WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION BORROWER: City of Baltimore LOCATION: Baltimore, Maryland WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT; $160.8 million TOTAL WIFIA PROJECT COSTS: $338.8 n POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 1.6 NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED: 1,083 jobs PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Wastewater Infrastructure Rehabilitation projects will modernize major components of the city's wastewater collection and treatment facilities to increase its capacity and reliability. Together, the projects will safeguard public health and water quality. They will support continued regulatory compliance, reduced public exposure to sewer overflows, and decreased nutrient discharges into the Chesapeake Bay. Consistent with the city's Equitable Action Plan, which ensures fairly apportioned funding across the service area, historically underserved communities will directly benefit from these projects. PROJECT BENEFITS • Helps ensure continued regulatory compliance. • Improves water quality by reducing sewer overflows and the levels of nutrients entering the Chesapeake Bay watershed. • Saves Baltimore City Department of Public Works an estimated $51.2 million by financing with a WIFIA loan. WIFIA PROGRAM £% United States Environmental Protection kl m % Agency WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia EMAIL: wifia@EPA.gov ------- |