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. WEIRTON SANITARY BOARD PROJECT NAME: Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project LOCATION: Weirton, WV INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT $12 million POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 22,000 PROJECT TYPE: Wastewater PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project will double the treatment capacity of the Weirton Sanitary Board's wastewater treatment plant from 4 million gallons per day (MGD) to 8 MGD. The purpose of this project is to increase the treatment capacity to meet current and future demand more effectively, including the expected arrival of new industrial customers to the area. NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED: « w 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. FY 2020 SELECTION ROUND TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SUPPORTED: $12.5 billion TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT $5.1 billion NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 55 United States Environmental Protection Agency WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia EMAIL; wifia@EPA.gov ------- |