Sarpy County wastewater agency details finances, wins approval to seek WIFIA loan modification

The Sarpy County and Cities Wastewater Agency reported March 4 that connection-fee revenue has exceeded early projections and the agency is requesting a modification of its WIFIA loan to use remaining funds for design, permitting and easement acquisition for future lines.

The update came at a Sarpy County Board of Commissioners meeting in Papillion where agency representative Dan Hollins reviewed a recently approved master plan, a new public financial dashboard and the agency’s near-term financing picture. County Administrator Bonnie Moore presented a resolution authorizing the county to submit a formal request to WIFIA to modify the loan; the board approved that step unanimously.

Why it matters: the wastewater project is a multi‑phase regional infrastructure effort intended to serve long‑term growth across Sarpy County and partner cities. Early connection fees have provided substantial up‑front cash, but long-term revenue depends on measured “flow” fees that are still ramping up; any change in how revenues are allocated or in the growth‑management plan can affect the county’s backstop obligations and loan security.

Hollins told commissioners the agency launched a public financial dashboard and that connection fees have been “substantially above what we projected.” He said the agency has collected an…