Statewide Drought: Reduce your water use by 20%

Join our efforts to save our water and reduce demand on the aquifer. To help combat California’s drought, all customers have been asked to reduce their water usage by 20%. Visit our conservation page for tools and resources to help achieve this goal. Click here to see our drought irrigation guide. Help your community by reporting water waste. Visit www.saveourh2o.org for statewide information about the drought.

Overseeding Without Wasting Guidelines

Did you know that you can successfully overseed grass without increasing irrigation or flooding your lawn? Follow our Overseeding Without Wasting Guidelines in English or in Spanish, to help save water this fall season.

Water Quality Report

CVWD delivers drinking water to more than 107,000 homes and businesses. This high quality water meets all state and federal drinking water standards. To learn more, read our 2014 Water Quality Report (148kb) and visit our Water Quality page.

Successful Groundwater Management

Collaborative efforts by Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and Desert Water Agency (DWA) have resulted in more than 3.1 million acre-feet (1 trillion gallons) of imported water being replenished into the aquifer since 1973, making the program the most significant tool the agencies have in the ongoing battle against aquifer overdraft. For more details click here.

Long-term water management planning resources

These long-term water management planning documents will guide CVWD to reliably meet current and future water demands in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.

• 2012 Coachella Valley Water Management Plan Update Final Report ( 6mb )
• Executive Summary Final Report ( 1.26mb )
• Draft Subsequent Program Environmental Impact Report, pt 1 ( 6.6mb ), pt 2 (7.8mb), pt 3 (5mb)
• Final SPEIR for the 2010 Coachella Valley Water Management Plan Update ( 9.51mb )
• Final 2010 Urban Water Management Plan ( 13mb )
• Final Integrated Regional Water Management (IRMW) Plan ( 10mb )
• Mission Creek Garnet Hill WMP Final Report - Sections ( 5.24mb ), Appendices ( 5.52mb )
• For more information visit the Coachella Valley’s IRWM website, www.cvrwmg.org
• Salt and Nutrient Management Planning

Information regarding Agua Caliente Lawsuit

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians filed a lawsuit on May 14, 2013 against Coachella Valley Water District and Desert Water Agency seeking to take away the public’s water use rights and prevent the agencies from delivering water to their customers. CVWD is providing the following documents to help educate customers about this important issue.

• FAQ
• Water Quality Fact Sheet
• Complaint Filed by Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
• Fact Sheet on the Agua Caliente Lawsuit
• Desert Sun Valley Voice: If suit succeeds, tribe profits and you lose rights
• DWA/CVWD Joint News Release - June 4, 2013
• CVWD’s answer to complaint
• DWA’s answer to complaint
• Agua Caliente Lawsuit bill insert
• Desert Sun Valley Voice: Lawsuit seeks fixes to issues that don't exist