C OACHELLA V ALLEY (COUNTY ) WATER D ISTRICT DISTRICT BACKGROUND NOTE: The Coachella Valley Water District includes Imperial Counties had an assessed value of ap- territory in Riverside, Imperial, and San Diego Coun- proximately $58.1 billion as the base for gener- ties; less than five percent is within San Diego County. ating property tax revenue. District territory in San Diego County is entirely within the Anza- The Coachella Valley Water District (WD) co- Borrego State Park; the area is uninhabited, is vers approximately 1,000 square miles over not assessed, and does not contribute property three counties. The majority of dis- trict territory lies in Riverside Coun- DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS ty; a small portion is in Imperial County; and only about 28,000 acres Principal Act: Water Code § 30000 et seq. is within San Diego County. Services: No service provided in San Diego County; Riverside and Imperial Counties: Water, A California Water District (CWD) wastewater, regional stormwater and flood was formed in Coachella Valley in protection, irrigation drainage, groundwater 1918. Special legislation (Water Code management Service Connections: No services in San Diego County § 33100-33106) in 1937 allowed the District Area: CWD to merge with the Coachella 27,836 acres in San Diego County 639,857 acres district-wide Valley Storm Water District and the Sphere of Influence: San Diego County: Smaller than District successor Coachella Valley Water Sphere Adopted: San Diego County Sphere: August 6, 2007 District assumed the powers and Sphere Affirmed: duties of both Storm Water and Governance: County Water District. Elected 5-member Board of Directors Revenue Source: No revenue from San Diego County Within Riverside and Imperial Coun- Board Meeting: 2nd and 4th Tuesday; 9:00 a.m. ties, the Coachella Valley WD pro- 85-995 Avenue 52 vides domestic water, wastewater Coachella, CA 92236 Contact: www.cvwd.org collection and treatment, regional PO Box 1058 stormwater and flood protection, Coachella, CA 92236 irrigation water, irrigation drainage, 760/398-2651 and groundwater management ser- View Map: sdlafco.org/Webpages/agency_maps_links.htm vices. Imported water is used for tax revenue to the District. irrigation. Groundwater is pumped for domes- tic use and the groundwater supply is recharged Because the greatest assessed value of Coachella with reclaimed and imported water. Territory in WD territory is in Riverside County, the role of San Diego County was annexed to the District principal county for the multi-county district is in 1963; however, district services have never assigned to Riverside. In 2007, San Diego been provided services within the annexed area. LAFCO affirmed a sphere-of-influence for the Coachella WD that has been approved by the Approximately 13 percent of the District’s op- LAFCO from the principal county. The district erating expense is funded by property tax reve- sphere within San Diego County is smaller than nue. In 2008, district territory in Riverside and the district boundary. 8 sdlafco.org .