Latest Updates
Desert Water Agency to hold public hearing on groundwater management Dec. 7
Desert Water Agency (DWA) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 7 to consider adoption of the 2022 Indio Subbasin Water Management Plan Update and the 2022 Mission Creek Subbasin Alternative Plan Update. The updates outline how local water managers plan to meet...
CV Water Counts Announces 6th Annual Water Leadership Program
CV Water Counts (CVWaterCounts.com), a collaborative of the valley’s six water agencies, is now accepting applications for the sixth class of the Water Counts Academy, which is a free program designed for future and emerging leaders in the Coachella Valley who want a...
Governor declares all of California in a drought emergency
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide drought emergency and urged all Californians to conserve water. In the Executive Order, the Governor required water agencies to evaluate their Water Shortage Contingency Plans that take into account local conditions and...
Postponed Rate Increase Approved
A water rate increase postponed in July of 2020 will go into effect 18 months later, in January 2022. The Desert Water Agency Board of Directors unanimously approved the rate increase at their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The rate adjustment was the last of five...
DWA boosts assistance program by $60k – $200 water bill credits available
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 non-rate revenue. The Agency presented United Way of the Desert with a jumbo check for $60,000 on...
Provide input on division boundaries at public hearing
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...
One of Palm Springs’ Largest HOAs to Skip Overseeding
To help conserve water during another significant drought in the West, Canyon Estates - the 79-acre Palm Springs community known for its mid-century modern designed homes - will not scalp or overseed as is common practice for grass areas in the fall. “Our Board of...
Desert Water Agency turns 60; will host a special anniversary webinar on Sept. 15
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...
DWA hosts vaccine clinic
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...
Californians asked to voluntarily use 15% less 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...