EPA makes first WIFIA programme loan to Washington project

US Environmental Protection Agency has made the first loan from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) federal loan and guarantee programme to the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station project in King County, Washington. The $275 million project aims to collect and treat wastewater and stormwater that spills into the Duwamish River during heavy winter rains. WIFIA funding of up to $134.5 million will finance half the estimated costs of the project.