The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority this week approved nearly $76 million in loans and grants to improve water, wastewater systems.

Most of the money approved, $72.1 million, is in the form of low-interest loans. Combined with $3.7 million in grants, PENNVEST will fund 10 clean water projects in 9 counties.

The awards approved by PENNVEST range from a $3.2 million loan to upgrade a sewage collection system and help create new jobs in Schuylkill County to an $11 million loan and grant combination that will eliminate the contamination of a local stream by wildcat sewers in two Westmoreland County communities.

A list of loans and grants approved is available online.

7/20/2007