The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) is an independent state authority authorized to finance the construction, rehabilitation, acquisition, and improvement of water infrastructure throughout Arizona.
How is WIFA governed?
WIFA is governed by 18 board members. The board is broken down further into two categories:
- Nine voting members appointed by the governor and legislative leadership.
- Nine nonvoting ex-officio members representing legislative leadership and relevant agency heads.
What is the purpose of WIFA?
WIFA was established more than 30 years ago to help meet Arizona’s existing and future water needs by facilitating and funding water infrastructure, conservation, reuse, and augmentation projects. WIFA’s Mission is: “To ensure the sustainability of Arizona’s present and future water supply through financial investments in effective augmentation, conservation, reuse, and water quality actions.”
To accomplish this, WIFA is working strategically to invest in Arizona’s water in multiple ways:
- Augmentation:
- Work collaboratively with water purchasers and suppliers to develop targets for new/additional water supply for the state.
- Create and facilitate a competitive process to develop the best project(s) to reach those targets utilizing in-state and out-of-state projects.
- Conservation: continue and expand the Water Conservation Grant Fund Program to install long-term water-saving projects throughout the state.
- Reliability: fund priority projects that address public health impacts due to water reliability and water quality in communities without capacity to address them.
Does WIFA offer other funding programs besides the LTWAF?
Yes! WIFA has several funding options to support water supply, conservation, and infrastructure programs in Arizona.