WIFIA

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
program accelerates investment in our nation's water
infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental
PROGRAM	loans for regionally and nationally significant projects.

GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM FINAL EXPANSION

PROSPECTIVE BORROWER: Orange County Water District
LOCATION: Orange County, California

TOTAL PROJECT COSTS: $253 million
REQUESTED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT $124 million
POPULATION SERVED BY SYSTEM 2.4 million people
PROJECT TYPE: Water Recycling

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Orange County Water District will expand its existing water recycling plant from 100 millions of gallons
per day (mgd) to 130 mgd by using treated wastewater from the Orange County Sanitation District Plant
#2. The project will create another 31,000 acre-feet per year of water supply for the service area;
recharge the local groundwater; and reduce the need for imported water.

FY 2017 SELECTION ROUND

NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 12

TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT: $2.3 billion to
public and private entities

TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT SUPPORTED: $5.1 billion

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED:
20 million in 9 states

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Selected projects must submit an application for a WIFIA loan, pass a creditworthiness assessment,
negotiate a mutually agreeable term sheet, and execute a credit agreement to receive WIFIA funding.
An invitation to apply indicates that EPA believes the selected projects will be able to attain WIFIA loans.

United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

WEBSITE: www.epa.gov/wifia
EMAIL: wifia@EPA.gov

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