OVERVIEW

The Ohio EPA provides financial assistance for public and private water-related improvements through its WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN FUND (WPCLF) program.

The WPCLF offers direct below-market interest loans for projects in the planning, design, or construction phase. Eligible projects include wastewater treatment plant improvements/expansions, new/replacement sanitary sewers, correction of excess inflow/infiltration into sanitary sewers, correction of combined sewer overflows (CSOs), and storm sewers.

To be eligible for a WPCLF loan, local governments must nominate a project and be approved by Ohio EPA's Division of Environmental & Financial Assistance.

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Muddy Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Thickening Replacement; loan amount: $7.5 million, currently under construction Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact
• Little Miami WWTP Standby Power; loan amount: $13.3 million, currently under construction Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact
• Sycamore Creek WWTP Thickening and Settlement Improvements; loan amount: $5.8 million, currently under construction. Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact
• Mill Creek Creek WWTP Standby Power Distribution System Improvements; loan amount: $11 million, and Mill Creek WWTP Loop Improvements; loan amount: $11.4 million, currently under construction together. Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact

UPCOMING PROJECTS

• Dry Weather Channel for Sanitary Sewer #937; loan amount: $4.8 million
• Westport Village Pump Station Elimination; loan amount: $2.5 million
• Wastewater Collection (WWC) Maintenance Shop Improvements; loan amount: $4 million
• Stonebridge Relief Sewer; loan amount: $3.7 million
• Reading Road Sewer Replacement; loan amount: $3.4 million
• Dry Run Area Sewers, Phase 2; loan amount: $7.4 million
• Polk Run WWTP Sludge Storage Tank with Odor Control; loan amount: $13.9 million
• Little Miami WWTP Flow Meter Renewal; loan amount: $6.9 million
• Little Miami WWTP Solids Disposal wtih Odor Control (anaerobic digestion project); loan amount: $191.2 million
• Mill Creek WWTP High-Rate Treatment Pump Station; loan amount: $19.4 million