The City Of Akron Nominates Projects For Funding Through The Ohio EPA Water Pollution Control Loan F
Akron, Ohio, March 10, 2021 — The City of Akron has nominated several projects for funding through the Ohio EPA Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) for 2021. Akron has requested approximately $268,914,400 from the Ohio EPA WPCLF for these projects. The currently programmed user rates will not change due to these projects.
The projects which have been nominated are as follows:
Project Name
Loan Number
Loan Type
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction 2019 Large Diameter Lining
CS390095-0192
Construction
Northside Sewer Separation and Conveyance Design
CS390095-0231
Design
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction 2021 Small Diameter Lining
CS390095-0234
Construction
Tampa Avenue Lateral Lining Project
CS390095-0237
Construction
Grand Park Sewer Improvements
CS390095-0151
Construction
Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel Odor Control
CS390095-0205
Construction
Brittain Road Pump Station Replacement
CS390095-0232
Construction
Memorial Conveyance (CSO Rack 26 and 28)
CS390095-0230
Construction
WRF Process Control System Replacement
CS390095-0194
Construction
Hawkins District Sewer Improvements
CS390095-0153
Construction
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction 2021 Large Diameter Lining
CS390095-0236
Construction
Ira and Edison Sewer Improvements
CS390095-0239
Construction
Force Main Replacement
CS390095-0233
Construction
Northside Interceptor Conveyance
CS390095-0228
Construction
CSO Rack 35 Sewer Separation
CS390095-0226
Construction Construction
CSO Rack 34 Sewer Separation
CS390095-0227
Construction Construction
Northside Private Property I/I Removal
CS390095-0229
Construction Construction
Springfield Lake Trunk Sewer Lining
CS390095-0238
Construction
In 2020, the City of Akron applied for and was awarded funding for the following projects from the Ohio EPA Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF). Ohio EPA administered the loans based on state standards and Ohio EPA procedures. Akron was awarded approximately $112,075,275 in low interest loans (0 – 1.39%) from the Ohio EPA WPCLF for these projects. The currently programmed user rates will not change due to these projects.
Project Name
Loan Number
Loan Type
Water Reclamation Facility Headworks Improvements
CS390095-0163
Construction
Duane Green Project (CSO Rack 3)
CS390095-0179
Construction
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction 2018 Small Diameter Lining
CS390095-0174
Construction
Cuyahoga Street Storage Facility Improvements
CS390095-0195
Construction
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction 2018 Large Diameter Lining
CS390095-0175
Construction
Northside Program Management
CS390095-0224
Planning
Quaker Ridge Pump Station Replacement
CS390095-0191
Construction
Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction 2019 Small Diameter Lining
CS390095-0193
Construction
Public comments regarding the nominated projects for 2021 are due by April 10, 2021. Comments can be sent to Heather Ullinger at the Akron Engineering Bureau: 166 South High Street, Room 701, Akron, Ohio, 44308, or by e-mail to HUllinger@akronohio.gov. As projects progress through the design stage, the Ohio EPA will make environmental review documents available for public viewing. Upon release, the documents may be viewed at the City of Akron’s Engineering page, on the Ohio EPA’s website at (“Documents for Review and Comment”), or in hard copy at the Akron Engineering Bureau, 166 South High Street, Room 701, Akron, Ohio, 44308. If you would like to receive either an electronic copy via e-mail or a paper copy of the documents via U.S. mail upon release, please contact Dan Halterman of Ohio EPA at either: Daniel.Halterman@epa.ohio.gov or (614) 644-3658.
