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.