Water Quality California's Ventura Gets $173M in EPA Loans for More Resilient Water Supply James Leggate May 24, 2023 No Comments The city plans to upgrade a water reclamation facility and build an advanced purification facility to protect its water supply against drought.Read More
Water Infrastructure EPA Kicks Off New $6.5B Round of WIFIA Loans Tom Ichniowski June 13, 2022 No Comments EPA shifts to rolling decisions on initial loan applications, looking to speed the approval process.Story updated on 6/14/2022 with comments from National Association of Clean Water Agencies.Read More
Water Infrastructure EPA Approves $235M WIFIA Loan for Miami-Dade County Tom Ichniowski August 6, 2020 No Comments The new loan is the third for the county in 16 months, totaling $661 million.Read More
EPA Clears $196M WIFIA Loan for Calif. Wastewater Project Tom Ichniowski May 29, 2020 No Comments Loan to Inland Empire Utilities Agency will cover about 45% of project's total cost.Read More
Water Infrastructure EPA Clears $640M in WIFIA Loans for $1.3B Oregon Water Project Tom Ichniowski August 21, 2019 No Comments Action marks first time EPA has approved more than one WIFIA loan for a single project.Read More
Water Resources Trump 2020 Budget Has Deep Cut in Corps Construction Tom Ichniowski March 13, 2019 No Comments Civil works construction request, down 46% from enacted 2019 level, includes funds to complete four projects.Read More
Infrastructure Trump Signs Water Infrastructure Bill Providing $3.7B for New Corps Projects Tom Ichniowski October 23, 2018 No Comments Bipartisan legislation also authorizes $4.4 billion for drinking water revolving funds.Read More
Infrastructure Finance EPA Picks 12 Projects to Apply for First-Ever WIFIA loans Projects are in nine states, including four in California Tom Ichniowski July 19, 2017 No Comments Projects seek $2.3 billion in water-infrastructure loans, but EPA's lending capacity is $1.5 billion.Read More