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.

STORMWATER CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND NORTH
INDIO REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT

BORROWER: Coachella Valley Water District
LOCATION: Coachella, CA

WIFIA LOAN AMOUNTS: $59.1 million
TOTAL WIFIA PROJECT COSTS: $120.7 million

POPULATION SERVED BY PROJECTS: 136,839
NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED: 378 jobs

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Coachella Valley Water District will make stormwater channel improvements to increase
their capacity to capture and convey stormwater and help the district meet current design
standards. As a result, the projects will reduce stormwater runoff to nearby and adjacent
properties and maintain the environmental integrity of the area. In addition, the projects will
remove lands from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Special Flood Hazard
Area resulting from a 100-year storm event.

PROJECT BENEFITS

•	Allows for containment of 100-year storm events, preventing run-off, silt, and other
debris from impacting a wide area of land

•	Removes 275 acres of land from special flood areas

•	Saves Coachella Valley Water District ratepayers an estimated $9.8 million by financing
the project with a WIFIA loan compared to a bond issuance

WIFIA

PROGRAM

North Indio Regional Flood Control Project
Photo Credit: Coachella Valley Water District

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

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