Latest Updates

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 (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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...