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The city plans to use the financing for its Long Term Water Supply Program. The project includes a new raw-water intake structure, a transmission main and improvements to the existing drinking-water treatment plant.","EPA said the upgrades are intended to improve supply reliability for the city and rural communities in its service area. The announcement did not quantify the capacity increase or give a construction completion date. WIFIA is long-term federal credit assistance; the announced $272 million does not mean a new facility is complete or that additional water is already being delivered."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:48:48+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"تمويل المشروع الوارد في إعلان وكالة حماية البيئة عن قرض WIFIA في 2 أكتوبر 2026.","de":"Projektfinanzierung laut WIFIA-Darlehensankündigung der EPA vom 2. 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Da die Mitteilung den Kapazitätszuwachs nicht beziffert, wird keine Produktions- oder Kapazitätsangabe ergänzt.","en":"The loan amount is stated by EPA. The release does not quantify the capacity increase, so no water-output or capacity figure is added.","es":"La EPA indica el importe del préstamo. El comunicado no cuantifica el aumento de capacidad, por lo que no se añade ningún volumen de agua ni incremento supuesto.","fr":"Le montant du prêt est indiqué par l’EPA. Le communiqué ne chiffre pas la hausse de capacité ; aucun volume d’eau ni gain de capacité n’est ajouté.","pt":"O valor do empréstimo é informado pela EPA. Como o comunicado não quantifica o aumento de capacidade, nenhum número de produção ou capacidade é acrescentado.","tr":"Kredi tutarı EPA duyurusunda belirtilmiştir. Kaynak kapasite artışına sayısal miktar vermediği için üretilen su ya da kapasite artışı eklenmemiştir."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-272-million-wifia-loan-support-drinking-water-columbia-tennessee"],"title":{"ar":"قرض تمويل المياه لمدينة كولومبيا بولاية تينيسي","de":"WIFIA-Darlehen für Wasser in Columbia, Tennessee","en":"Columbia, Tennessee WIFIA water loan","es":"Préstamo WIFIA de agua para Columbia, Tennessee","fr":"Prêt WIFIA pour l’eau à Columbia, Tennessee","pt":"Empréstimo WIFIA para água em Columbia, Tennessee","tr":"Columbia, Tennessee WIFIA su kredisi"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T00:48:48+03:00"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/epa-columbia-tennessee-272m-water-infrastructure-loan/data/columbia-tennessee-wifia-water-loan?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/epa-columbia-tennessee-272m-water-infrastructure-loan/data/columbia-tennessee-wifia-water-loan?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"columbia-tennessee-wifia-water-loan"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-f345680e-94cc-59ca-82c7-dab60be17d8f","event_period":"2026-10-02","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"epa-columbia-tennessee-272m-water-infrastructure-loan","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-07T00:48:48+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-04T14:04:24+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"epa-columbia-tennessee-272m-water-infrastructure-loan","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-04","name":"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","url":"https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-272-million-wifia-loan-support-drinking-water-columbia-tennessee"}],"summary":"The WIFIA financing will support a new raw-water intake, transmission main and upgrades to the city’s existing treatment plant.","text":"The WIFIA financing will support a new raw-water intake, transmission main and upgrades to the city’s existing treatment plant.\n\nThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $272 million WIFIA loan for Columbia, Tennessee, on October 2. 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