The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority this week approved $72 million in low-interest loans and grants for 19 brownfields, drinking water, wastewater and storm water projects in 15 counties.

Most of the money approved, $64 million, is for low-interest loans. Combined with $8 million in grants, PennVEST will fund 19 clean water projects.

The awards range from a $356,081 loan and grant for an innovative and cost-effective wastewater management system to serve a community in Tioga County to an $11 million loan to help fund a brownfield remediation project in Philadelphia that will facilitate the development of a world-class food distribution center and create 300 new jobs.

A list of approved projects is available online.

Links: Coalition Proposes Pennsylvania Fair Share for Clean Water Funding Plan

4/18/2008