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Mount Vernon council approves step to seek WPCLF loan for $45M wastewater upgrades
Summary
City council voted 6–1 to authorize staff to apply for a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) loan as the city advances design and funding work for a roughly $45 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade aimed at phosphorus removal and replacement of aging equipment.
Mount Vernon City Council voted to authorize the Safety-Service Director to apply for a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, a step officials said is needed to advance design and seek low-interest financing for a comprehensive wastewater treatment plant upgrade.
Council approved Resolution 2025‑02 in a 6–1 vote on Feb. 10. The measure does not obligate the city to accept a construction loan or begin construction; it clears the way to pursue WPCLF design funding and retain a construction manager, officials said.
The project team and city staff told council the work addresses aging equipment and new regulatory requirements. Joe Jacobs of Arcadis, the project consultant, said many plant structures have not been upgraded since the 1970s and 1990s and that the Ohio EPA is moving toward phosphorus limits that the plant must meet. “This project is really intended to address a lot of the facilities that…
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