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Public Finance – Water Technology

Thompson Hine has significant experience on a wide variety of financing structures utilized by public issuers, including general obligation bonds of states and local issuers, lease appropriation bonds, various types of revenue bonds, tax increment financings and tax and revenue anticipation notes.

 We have advised industrial and other borrowers on the use and advantages of tax-exempt financings, including exempt facility, housing, utility and industrial development bond financings. Lawyers in our group have also represented nonprofit organizations, including hospitals, colleges and universities, cultural organizations and other 501(c)(3) organizations in obtaining tax-exempt financing. Our lawyers have handled dozens of water-related bond issues in the last 40 years with transactions totaling more than $1.5 billion.

  • $62,500,000 State of Ohio (Ohio Water Development Authority) Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Refunding Revenue Bonds Water Quality Series 2012A (Federally Taxable Series 2012 Water Quality Refunding Bonds) – Underwriter’s Counsel.
  • $116,410,000 State of Ohio (Ohio Water Development Authority) Drinking Water Assistance Fund Refunding Bonds, Series 2010C and Series 2010B – Underwriters’ Counsel.
  • $366,290,000 State of Ohio (Ohio Water Development Authority) Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Revenue Bonds, Water Quality Series 2010 – Underwriter’s Counsel.
  • $25,000,000 State of Ohio (Ohio Water Development Authority) Solid Waste Revenue Bonds (Waste Mgmt Inc Project) Series 2007 – Bond Counsel.
  • $15,000,000 State of Ohio (Ohio Water Development Authority) Conversion & Remarketing of OWDA Solid Waste Revenue Bonds Series 2004 – Bond Counsel.
  • $138,050,000 City of Cleveland Water Revenue Bonds – Underwriter’s Counsel.
  • $200,115,000 State of Ohio (Ohio Water Development Authority) Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 2002 – Underwriter’s Counsel.
  • $90,000,000 City of Cleveland Water Revenue Bonds, Series L, 2002 – Underwriter’s Counsel.
  • $83,400,000 State of Ohio (Ohio Water Development Authority) Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Bond Anticipation Notes Water Quality Series 2001 – Underwriter’s Counsel.