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

RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT

PROJECT NAME Vail Dam Seismic arid Hydrologic Remediation Project
LOCATION: Temecula, CA

INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT $42 million
POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 197,000
PROJECT TYPE: Drinking Water

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Vail Dam Seismic and Hydrologic Remediation Project will construct a new straight-axis concrete
dam located downstream of the existing arch dam. The current dam's spillway is insufficient to pass the
Probable Maximum Flood without overtopping the dam, and the existing concrete arch dam would not
resist the stresses induced by the Maximum Credible Earthquake. The purpose of this project is to
replace aging infrastructure, provide flood control from a major earthquake, and provide a local water
supply averaging 4,800 acre-feet per year.

FY 2020 SELECTION ROUND

NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 55

TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT $5.1 billion

TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT SUPPORTED: $12.5 billion

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED:

25 million in 20 states

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.

WIFIA

PROGRAM

United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

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


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