The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program accelerates investment in our nation's water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental PROGRAM loans for regionally and nationally significant projects. W F A ACCELERATED GRAVITY SEWER ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION PROJECT BORROWER: Toho Water Authority LOCATION: Kissimmee, FL WIFIA LOAN AMOUNTS: $40.1 million TOTAL WIFIA PROJECT COSTS: $81.9 million San Remo Road Construction POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECTS: 86,235 NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED: 198 jobs PROJECT DESCRIPTION Toho Water Authority will repair, rehabilitate, and replace sewer mains, sewer lines, and manholes. The project will reduce the number of emergency failures and inflow and infiltration into the existing gravity sewer system. This project will reduce environmental impacts associated with infiltration and inflow into the wastewater collection system and fix aging and damaged infrastructure. PROJECT BENEFITS • Reduces the frequency and volume of sanitary sewer overflows that result from the problems with the collection system • Helps the Water Authority meet its regulatory requirements by addressing collection system deficiencies • Saves Toho Water Authority ratepayers an estimated $7.9 million by financing the project with a WIFIA loan compared to a bond issuance £% United States Environmental Protection kl m % Agency WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia EMAiL: wifia@EPA.gov ------- |