The Environmental Protection Agency has approved $240 million in loans to further improve access to safe, reliable water in the Pacific Northwest.
The EPA will facilitate loans through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) to improve water systems in Northwest Oregon; Medford, Oregon and King County, Washington.
Projects include:
- A $65 million WIFIA loan to modernize the wastewater infrastructure system in King County, Washington. The loan will help replace and build new components of the system and adding 50 years of useful life to part of the wastewater pipeline, the EPA said. This will be King County’s fifth WIFIA loan, supporting over $1 billion in wastewater infrastructure investments.
- A $147 million WIFIA loan will benefit 166,000 Americans living in Medford, Oregon by improving infrastructure and protecting the water quality of the nationally significant Rogue River, while creating over 900 local jobs.
- A $28 million WIFIA loan will support the Rockwood Water People’s Utility District in northwest Oregon. This is the district’s second loan for the Cascade Groundwater Development Project that will improve the reliability of its drinking water system for 66,000 people.
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