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The Desert Water Agency Board of Directors invites the public to attend a public hearing during its regular board meeting starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5. DWA staff will recommend that the Board of Directors adopt a map for use in future elections. For...

The 6th Annual Water Counts Academy, hosted by CV Water Counts (CVWaterCounts.com), a collaborative of the Coachella Valley’s six water agencies, is currently underway. The free program is open to locals who want a better understanding of how water in the desert...

DWA will redraw its Board of Directors electoral division maps based on 2020 Census data and plans to adopt a new map by April 17, 2022. The new map will be used in the Nov. 2022 election. DWA wants your input on these maps and will hold two virtual public workshops...

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...