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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Pardo, Ali [Ali.Pardo@mail.house.gov] 7/19/2017 1:37:09 PM Shimmin, Kaitlyn [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=becb3f33f9al4acd8112d898cc7853c6-Shimmin, Ka]; Abboud, Michael [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b6f5af791al842fladcc088cbf9ed3ce-Abboud, Mic] Konkus, John [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=555471b2baa6419e8el41696f4577062-Konkus, Joh] RE: EPA Selects Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for WIFIA Loan I may knew a few more minutes. Will have it for you shortly. From: Shimmin, Kaitlyn [mailto:shimmin.kaitlyn@epa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 9:36 AM To: Pardo, Ali <Ali.Pardo@mail.house.gov>; Abboud, Michael <abboud.michael@epa.gov> Cc: Konkus, John <konkus.john@epa.gov> Subject: RE: EPA Selects Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for WIFIA Loan Hey Ali-1 think they need these by 10 AM. Were you able to get it approved? Kaitlyn Shimmin Special Assistant Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Office of the Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 O: (202) 564-4108 C:j E x "6 ! I________________________________________________________________ i Shimmin.Kaitlyn@epa.gov From: Pardo, Ali [mailto:AH.Pardo@maiLhouse.govl Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 5:54 PM To: Abboud, Michael <ahhoud.rnichael@epa.gov> Cc: Shimmin, Kaitlyn <shimmin.kaiflyn@epa.gov> Subject: Re: EPA Selects Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for WIFIA Loan Thank you, both. My leg staffer is taking a look and I'll get it back to you. P.S. How the times have changed ;) Sent from my iPhone On Jul 18, 2017, at 5:50 PM, Abboud, Michael <abboud.michael@epa.gov> wrote: Hey Ali sorry for the delay, the draft quote is below. And I attached the press release draft so you know what if looks like. "We support EPA's interest in promoting the Deer Creek Sanitary Tunnel and Sanitary Relief project," said Representative Ann Wagner (MO-2). "This project will ensure that Missourians will continue to have Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00000065-00001 safe access to our most precious resource, while upgrading our sanitary systems to meet the highest standards." From: Shimmin, Kaitlyn Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 4:58 PM To: an.p3rdo@niaiLhouse.gov Cc: Abboud, Michael <abboud.michaei@epa.gov> Subject: Fwd: EPA Selects Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for WIFIA Loan Ali, Michel can send you a draft quote if that is helpful. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Shimmin, Kaitlyn" <shimmin.kaitlyn@epa.gov> Date: July 18, 2017 at 4:30:41 PM EDT To: "3L.p3rdo@n1aiLhouse.gov" <3li.p3rdo@n1aiLhouse.gov> Subject: RE: EPA Selects Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for WIFIA Loan Still working on getting you the draft release but looks like Deer Creek is in District 2. Kaitlyn Shimmin Special Assistant Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Office of the Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 O: (202)564-4108 cAZZZ"3KiiZZZ"J Shimmin.Kaitlyn@epa.gov From: Shimmin, Kaitlyn Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 3:36 PM To: 'ali.pardo@m3il.house.gov' <aii.pardo@maii.house.gov> Subject: FW: EPA Selects Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for WIFIA Loan Hey Ali- we wanted to see if Congresswoman Wagner would like to provide a quote for our Press Release on Water Infrastructure project. Kaitlyn Shimmin Special Assistant Congressional and Intergovernm ental Affairs Office of the Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 O: (202)564-4108 C:f Ex! 6 1 1 _____________________________________________________i Shimmin.Kaitlyn@epa.gov Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E From: Shimmin, Kaitlyn Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 1:18 PM To: Shimmin, Kaitlyn <shimmin.kaitlvn@epa.gov> Subject: EPA Selects Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for WIFIA Loan EMBARGOED UNTIL 6AM ET WEDNESDAY JULY 19 2017* * * Hello, I wanted to let you know that later this week, EPA will be announcing that it has selected 12 projects to be invited to apply for a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan. The following project in your state/district has been chosen: $43 million- Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Deer Creek Sanitary Tunnel and Sanitary Relief Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District will construct a pump station at the downstream end of a sanitary sewage storage tunnel, replace approximately 15,900 feet of sanitary sewer, and slip-line 1,700 feet of sanitary sewer and appurtenances to address both combined and sanitary sewer overflows. These projects would provide storage for excessive inflow and infiltration during wet weather events; provide dewatering from a major storage facility that will regulate sanitary flow into the River Des Peres foul water system; allow for the removal of 24 constructed sanitary sewer overflow outfalls into the Deer Creek channel; alleviate surcharging, basement backups; and meet impending Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) requirements and improve water quality in Deer Creek. The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, enacted in 2014, accelerates investment in our nation's water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant water projects. The EPA received funding to implement the program earlier this year and invited communities to submit Letters of Interest to EPA this spring for WIFIA funding. EPA received 43 Letters of Interest and, after an extensive review, EPA is inviting 12 projects, including the Deer Creek Sanitary Tunnel and Sanitary Relief, to submit a formal application. In total, these 12 projects are expected to leverage more than a billion dollars in private capital and other funding sources, including EPA's State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans, to help finance a total of $5.1 billion in water infrastructure investments. Inviting these projects to apply for a WIFIA loan indicates that EPA believes the selected projects will be able to attain a loan, but does not guarantee the project a loan. Each of the 12 projects are now invited to submit a formal application for WIFIA credit assistance, and EPA will work closely with each community on the next steps of the WIFIA process. Attached to this message is a project-specific fact sheet for this project as well as an overview of EPA's announcement this week. Additional information on EPA's WIFIA program is available at www.epa.gov/wifia. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like any additional information. Kaitlyn Shimmin Special Assistant Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00000065-00003 Office of the Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 O: (202)564-4108 C: , " "6 ] Shimmin.Kaitlyn@epa.gov <2017-07-19 WIFIA Loan_St. Louis - PR-final.docx> Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061E 00000065-00004