IFA Sustainable Infrastructure/Green Initiatives Incentive Program
Introduction
The IFA's Environmental Programs, which consist of the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Programs and the Indiana Brownfields Program, continuously seek ways to stay on the forefront of national financial and environmental trends and meet Governor Daniels' priority to attract new businesses, create more jobs, and improve the health of Hoosiers. Incorporating sustainability into the SRF Loan Programs and Indiana Brownfields Program is a natural outgrowth of this goal. In Indiana and across the country, redevelopment professionals have been discovering the numerous benefits of sustainable redevelopment and green building practices, including increased profitability, more efficient use of resources, and improvements in the general well-being of the community. This Web page will highlight the Indiana communities already benefiting from sustainable redevelopment practices, as well as provide resources to help guide and encourage others to incorporate sustainability into their wastewater and drinking water infrastructure improvement projects.
State Revolving Fund Loan Programs and Sustainability
The SRF is pleased to offer the SRF Sustainable Infrastructure / Green Initiatives (SI/GI) Incentive Program, which encourages SRF Loan Program projects to reduce resource consumption – resources such as energy, water, and construction materials - thereby improving efficiency and saving costs.
The purpose of the SRF SI/GI Incentive is to encourage SRF Loan Program Participants to incorporate SI/GI components into their SRF Drinking Water and/or Wastewater projects by (1) offering an interest rate break of up to 0.5 percent to help offset the cost of the component, and (2) giving priority to these projects through bonus points on the SRF Loan Program Project Rank and Score.
Resources
Fact Sheets and Guidance
- SI/GI Fact Sheet
- SI/GI Resource Document
- SI/GI Checklist
- SI/GI Front-End Document Certification
- SI/GI Certificate of Completion
Events
- IFA Sustainable Design Workshop Information - June 2008
Additional Resources
Web links
National/Federal
- U.S. Green Building Council (LEED ratings system)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Green Building Initiative (Green Globes ratings system)
- International City/County Management Association
- The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO)
- U.S. EPA CLU-IN Green Remediation
- Procurement of Innovative Technologies and Strategies
State
- Indiana Sustainability Alliance (INSA)
- Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Green Communities Initiative
- Indiana’s Greening the Government
Local
- SustainIndy (City of Indianapolis)
- Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Green Business Initiative
Not-for-Profit
- Water Environment Research Foundation
- Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
- The Low Impact Development Center, Inc.
- Indiana Clean Manufacturing Technology and Safe Materials Institute (CMTI) at Purdue
- Center for the Environment at Purdue
Fact sheets and guidance documents
National/Federal
- U.S. EPA's technology primer, Green Remediation: Incorporating sustainable Environmental Practices into Remediation of Contaminated Sites
- Smart Energy Resources Guide, Complete Report and Appendices
- U.S. EPA Fact Sheet: Incorporating Sustainable Practices into Site Remediation
- National Association of Counties, How Counties Are Going Green: An Overview of NACo’s Green Government Initiative
- U.S. EPA Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities
- U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership
- U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership - Combined Heat and Power Partnership
- U.S. EPA Climate Leaders
- U.S. EPA Water Sense
State
- Energy Efficient State Building Initiative EO 08-14 (June 24, 2008)
- Greening the Government EO 05-21 (April 20, 2005)
- Illinois Greener Cleanups Matrix
Articles/Media
- CitiesGoGreen magazine - October 2008
- CitesGoGreen subscription - free for government employees
- IFA Special Edition News Letter - Summer 2008
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce "Green Issue" - July/August 2008
- CREW Networks “Going Green Just Got A Little Greener”
Events/Presentation materials
- Vita Nuova Sustainability Series (Web Seminars)
- IFA Sustainability Workshop - June 5, 2008
Project Highlights
West Lafayette is the first community in Indiana and one of only 30 in the United States to receive a national award for its waste water program.
- Obtain a low-interest loan for a drinking water project.
- Obtain a low-interest loan for a wastewater project.
- Learn about how to save on my interest rate with a Nonpoint Source project.
- Obtain a Special Appropriation for a project in my community.
- See SRF's current interest rates.
- Obtain a grant to remediate Arsenic from my system's drinking water.
