West Lafayette gets federal funding for wastewater systems
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As major semiconductor investment makes it way toward Purdue University, the city of West Lafayette will get $2 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to go toward wastewater treatment infrastructure.
The department’s Economic Development Administration said Monday that the city is receiving the grant specifically to support semiconductor manufacturing facility to be built at the Purdue Research Park.
The Department of Commerce says the $2 million from the federal government will be matched with $2 million in local funds. Officials said the wastewater treatment build out will generate 400 jobs and $20 million in private investment.
Purdue Research Park will soon be home to the nearly $4 billion SK Hynix semiconductor packaging facility set to open in late 2028. This summer, SK Hynix was awarded $450 million in CHIPS Act funding to build out the facility. That’s in addition to the $700 million incentive agreement between SK Hynix and the Indiana Economic Development Corp—the largest economic development deal in Indiana history.
The federal government’s investment into wastewater treatment comes at a unique time in Indiana. As the state is attracting giant electronic manufacturing projects to the West Lafayette and Lebanon area, finding enough water to support those plants is becoming an increasingly key part of the development process.