The Illinois EPA is announcing the issuance of over 250 million dollars in water infrastructure loans to local governments and sanitary districts for the fourth quarter of the 2022 Fiscal Year.  The Illinois EPA State Revolving Fund Program provides low-interest loans which fund wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water projects.  In total for the entire year, the Illinois EPA issued over 557 million dollars in wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water loans.  

The City of Pana received a loan to upgrade the existing water treatment plant with a new Powdered Activated Carbon feed system and a new building to house the system.  The EPA says the current building is past its useful life.  The project will relocate the PAC feed system and storage to a dedicated building designed to meet current standards for hazardous environments. 

The Village of Butler in Montgomery County will construct a 73,000 gallon water standpipe, install a watermain, demolish the existing standpipe, and install other related equipment.  These projects the EPA says, will improve the Village’s water distribution system infrastructure.  Butler also received a $550,000 DCEO construction grant.

Schram City also in Montgomery County will install watermain, water meter reconnections, storm sewers, water services reconnections, sidewalk replacement, and other equipment.  

For more information check out the Illinois EPA website.