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The Coachella Valley Water District relies on three sources of water to provide service to its customers: groundwater, recycled water and imported water either through the State Water Project or from the Colorado River via the Coachella Canal, a branch of the All-American Canal. [2] [3]
The Coachella Canal is a 122-mile (196 km) aqueduct that conveys Colorado River water for irrigation northwest from the All-American Canal to the Coachella Valley north of the Salton Sea in Riverside County, California. The canal was completed in 1949 and is currently operated by the Coachella Valley Water District.
The Coachella Valley Water District and the Imperial Irrigation District have disputed a petition filed by the latter organization that calls for the state and other authorities to restore the ecological stability of the Salton Sea. As of April 2015, a state task force has agreed to examine the petition and potentially respond to the ecological ...
California has set a limit for the toxic heavy metal hexavalent chromium in drinking water. Advocates have called for a stricter limit, warning of health risks.
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Coachella Valley Water District 138,350 170,650 3.3% Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency 5,800 7,200 0.1% Desert Water Agency 55,750 68,770 1.3%
For residents in the eastern Coachella Valley, a rural area in Riverside County, Calif., the rapid increase in extreme heat is causing farmworkers to become ill and even costing some their lives.
The Coachella Valley (/ k oʊ ˈ tʃ ɛ l ə, ˌ k oʊ. ə-/ koh-CHEL-ə, KOH-ə-) [1] is an arid rift valley in the Colorado Desert of Southern California in Riverside County.The valley has been referred to as Greater Palm Springs and occasionally the Palm Springs Area [2] due to the historic prominence of the city of Palm Springs.