The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $196 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency in San Bernardino County, Calif., to help finance expanded wastewater treatment capacity.
The EPA said the $450 million Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 5 (RP-5) Expansion Project will expand the plant’s liquids treatment capacity and construct a new solids handling facility. The liquids treatment capacity will increase from 15 million gallons per day to 22.5 million.
The new solids handling facility replaces the existing facility at Regional Water Recycling Plant #2 as the existing facility will be within the Prado floodplain once the Prado Dam spillway height is increased.
“Our region knows all too well the importance of preparing for droughts and investing in our water infrastructure,” said representative Pete Aguilar (CA-31). “This funding will help the Inland Empire manage our
