Latest Updates

A water rate increase postponed in July of 2020 may go into effect 18 months later, in January. The Desert Water Agency Board of Directors will consider the rate increase at their next meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The proposed rate adjustment was the...

DWA contributed $60,000 to the Help2Others water bill assistance program to help customers pay their water bills and avoid water shut offs. The funding came from late fees collected. The Agency presented United Way of the Desert with a jumbo check for $60,000 on...

Final 2020 Census data will soon be available, and will likely require Desert Water Agency to redraw its division maps. DWA will hold a public hearing at 8 a.m. on Sept.  21 to gather input on the communities and principles it should consider during the mapping...

The history of water in the desert runs deep. It is filled with fascinating stories of pioneers who helped pave the way for Desert Water Agency - created in 1961 as a government agency to import and manage water. Desert Water Agency and Palm Springs Historical Society...

Desert Water Agency will host a Riverside County COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at 1200 S. Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs. The free clinic is open to the public and will offer the Pfizer and J & J vaccines. Desert Water...

Governor Gavin Newsom is asking all Californians to reduce their household water use voluntarily by 15 percent compared to last year. While locals are not required to reduce water use and local water supplies are healthy, DWA encourages people to do what they can to...

UPDATE: Masks are now required for all visitors regardless of vaccination status. This change is in response to guidance from the County of Riverside, California Department of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) .  Desert Water Agency...

Ever wondered how a well works? How we replenish the aquifer? Or how reservoirs store water? Get all your water system questions answered during Desert Water Agency’s “Ask an engineer” Zoom meeting at 10 a.m. on June 23. DWA engineers will be on hand to answer all...

View drafts of the 2020 Coachella Valley Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plans (WSCP) .  These plans outline actions that could be taken during a future water shortage.  Local agencies worked together to make shortage response actions...