Coachella Valley – Indio
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Coachella Valley – Indio
- Basin Number
- 7-021.01
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Medium
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- Colorado River
- Counties
- Imperial, Riverside, San Diego
Basin Notes
2003: Bulletin 118 basin description
2014: Basin prioritization – Medium
2016: Basin boundary modification request
At-A-Glance
California Water Library Documents About This Basin
Salton Sea Exceedances of California’s Air-Quality Standards Highlight Governance Gaps and Monitoring Needs
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | September 4th, 2025
The Salton Sea region is known for its poor air-quality, which is often linked to dust and contributes to alarmingly high rates of respiratory problems among residents. H
Inadequate Government-Led Water-Quality Monitoring Hinders Improvement Efforts in the Salton Sea
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | September 4th, 2025
California’s largest inland body of water, the Salton Sea, has faced severe environmental degradation, leaving lasting impacts on surrounding desert communities. Situat
Breathing Hazard: Air Pollution in the Salton Sea Region
Pacific Institute | August 14th, 2025
The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, has shrunk by more than 70 square miles (19%) in the past 30 years. Colorado River water irrigates more than half a million a
Beyond the Haze: A UC Dust Report on the Causes, Impacts, and Future of Dust Storms in California
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) | December 5th, 2024
This report is intended to be a comprehensive summary of the current state of knowledge of dust storms in California, including where dust storms occur, the features cont
Statement of Findings regarding the Periodic Review and Approval of the Coachella Valley - Indio Subbasin Alternative Groundwater Sustainability Plan
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | June 27th, 2024
Salinity Trends in a Groundwater System Supplemented by 50 Years of Imported Colorado River Water
American Chemical Society (ACS) | September 21st, 2023
The Indio subbasin of the Coachella Valley is a desert area of southern California where a growing population depends primarily on groundwater for drinking and agricultur
Quality of Groundwater Used for Domestic Drinking-Water Supply in the Coachella Valley, 2020
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | January 13th, 2023
Effects of imported recharge on fluoride trends in groundwater used for public supply in California
Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier) | March 31st, 2022
Fluoride is a naturally occurring element in groundwater that supports bone and dental health at low concentrations but can cause health problems at elevated concentrati
2022 Indio Subbasin Water Management Plan Update
Indio Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies | December 15th, 2021
On December 29, 2016, the Indio Subbasin GSAs submitted to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) the 2010 CVWMP (CVWD, 2012a), accompanied by a Bridge Document
Detection and Measurement of Land Subsidence and Uplift Using Global Positioning System Surveys and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Coachella Valley, California, 2010–17
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | September 3rd, 2020
Groundwater has been a major source of agricultural, recreational, municipal, and domestic supply in the Coachella Valley of California since the early 1920s. Pumpi
Mitigating land subsidence in the Coachella Valley, California, USA: An emerging success story
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) | April 22nd, 2020
Groundwater has been a major source of agricultural, municipal, and domestic water supply since the early 1920s in the Coachella Valley, California, USA. Land s
Statement of Findings regarding the Approval of the Coachella Valley - Indio Subbasin Alternative Groundwater Sustainability Plan
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | June 17th, 2019
SGMA Alternative Groundwater Sustainability Plan Bridge Document for the Indio Subbasin
Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) | December 29th, 2016
SGMA Alternative Groundwater Sustainability Plan – Bridge Document for the Indio Subbasin
Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) | December 15th, 2016
Decline in the Coachella Valley’s groundwater table was first noted in the 1910s. Concerned that their artesian wells were drying, local residents and farmers formed th
Southeast California Regional Basin Study
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) | September 1st, 2015
The United States Department of the Interior’s WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Basin Study Program is a 21st Century approach to help
Coachella Valley Water District Engineer's Report on Water Supply and Replenishment Assessment for the East Whitewater River Subbasin Area of Benefit
Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) | April 15th, 2015
Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and Desert Water Agency (DWA) have been importing Colorado River water exchanged for State Water Project (SWP) water alloca
Land subsidence, groundwater levels, and geology in the Coachella Valley, California, 1993-2010
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | June 15th, 2014
Land subsidence associated with groundwater-level declines has been investigated by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Coachella Valley, California, since 1996. Groundwate
Status of Groundwater Quality in the California Desert Region, 2006–2008: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | January 9th, 2013
Groundwater quality in six areas in the California Desert Region (Owens, Antelope, Mojave, Coachella, Colorado River, and Indian Wells) was investigated as part
Groundwater Availability within the Salton Sea Basin
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) | January 29th, 2008
Potential for Using the Upper Coachella Valley Ground-Water Basin, California, for Storage of Artificially Recharged Water
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | September 15th, 1980
The California Department of Water Resources, through the Future Water Supply Program, is investigating the use of ground-water basins for storage of State Wate