Post Tagged with: "WIFIA"

In late July, the Senate released its Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bill. Its release came with some anticipation in the water sector following a recent House version – a draft and final proposal – that would slash EPA’s budgetRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) has surpassed $10 billion in disbursements to borrowers for water infrastructure projects. American Water Works Association (AWWA) CEO David LaFrance released a statement commemorating the milestone: “At aRead More

By John Ryan Like it or not, the U.S. federal government is in the middle of a major upheaval. Everything and anything, no matter how well established by time or precedent, can be questioned. It’s unlikely that the policy parameters of federal finance for waterRead More

By John Ryan Are the 2020 WIFIA Federal Credit Reform Act Criteria an example of bureaucratic overreach? Before Jan. 20 of this year, the answer to that question would perhaps not have mattered much. But now it does – as a precursor to more directRead More

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday on “Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund,” featuring four water sector experts who testified on current challenges and needs with the programs. The four witnesses whoRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in October announced a $268 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), which serves areas across southeast Virginia and the Eastern Shore. This is the third WIFIA loan, and part of aRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in early September announced the availability of $7.5 billion of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding. This is the eighth round of funding available, and it includes $6.5 billion available through WIFIA and $1 billion available throughRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a $14.8 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Palmdale Water District (PWD) in Southern California. The agency said the loan will assist the district’s regional advanced water augmentation program to expand the water supplyRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $10 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Memphis, Tennessee. EPA said the loan will support critical stormwater infrastructure updates to improve the city’s resiliency to storms. The City ofRead More

By John Ryan Congress certainly looks like an exciting place this fall, with plenty of political fireworks and intense drama over spending. But there’s no doubt legislators and their constituents will also want to see progress on some basic things that are clearly beneficial, aren’tRead More