PROGRAM

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.

CITY OF ESCONDIDO

PROJECT NAME: Lake Wohlford Dam Replacement Project
LOCATION: Escondido, CA

INVITED WIFIA LOAN AMOUNT $42 million
POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECT: 137,941
PROJECT TYPE: Drinking Water

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Lake Wohlford Dam Replacement Project will construct a replacement dam, integral spillway, a new
outlet tower, and partially deconstruct the existing dam. The purpose of the project is to restore the
reservoir to its former capacity which will mitigate the effects of drought, reduce reliance on imported
water, improve raw water quality, and address safety hazards.

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.

FY 2020 SELECTION ROUND

TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT SUPPORTED: $12.5 billion

TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT $5.1 billion

NUMBER OF PROJECTS SELECTED: 55

United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

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


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