Coachella Valley – Desert Hot Springs
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Coachella Valley – Desert Hot Springs
- Basin Number
- 7-021.03
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Very Low
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- Colorado River
- Counties
- Riverside
- Adjacent Basins
At-A-Glance
Located in California’s Colorado River hydrologic region, the Coachella Valley – Desert Hot Springs subbasin is 100,948 acres in size. This Very Low priority basin is home to an estimated 22,565 people (2010 value). It has approximately 304 wells, of which approximately 1 are water supply wells. Groundwater accounts for approximately 36.00 percent of the basin’s water supply.
Basin Notes
2003: Bulletin 118 basin description
2014: CASGEM basin prioritization – Low.
2017: Desert Sun – Do tribes have special groundwater rights? Water agencies appeal to Supreme Court in landmark case Scotus Blog – Coachella Valley Water District v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Desert Hot Springs subbasin public supply wells have recorded Nitrate concentrations exceeding the Maximum Contaminant Limit of 10 mg/L.
2018: Draft Basin priority – Very Low; final priority – Very Low.