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.

BORROWER: DeKalb County
LOCATION: Decatur, Georgia
WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT: $265 million
TOTAL WIFIA PROJECT COSTS: $541 million
POPULATION SERVED BY SYSTEM: 745,000 people
NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED: 1,891 jobs

PRIORITY AREAS SEWER ASSESSMENT AND
REHABILITATION PROGRAM CONSENT DECREE

PACKAGES

'12

Sewer Rehabilitation, DeKalb County

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Priority Areas Sewer Assessment & Rehabilitation Program Consent Decree Packages
project will rehabilitate and repair the highest priority areas of an aging wastewater collection
and treatment system. This large program of rehabilitation work includes sewer replacement,
trunk sewer upsizing, full or partial length sewer lining, and related activities at various
locations within the County. The project will assess and rehabilitate the sewer system
infrastructure to heip eliminate sanitary sewer overflows and comply with the County's Consent
Decree.

PROJECT BENEFITS

•	Helps the County satisfy and comply with the recently renegotiated sanitary sewer
overflow Consent Decree.

•	Rehabilitates and repairs the highest priority components of an aging wastewater
collection system.

•	Saves DeKalb County an estimated $65 million over the life of the loan, from financing
with a WIFIA loan.

United States

Environmental Protection	WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia

Agency	EMAIL: wifia@EPA.gov

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