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 hydrologic region, the Coachella Valley – Desert Hot Springs is 100,948 acres in size. This Very Low priority basin is home to an estimated 22,565 people (2010 value), which have been at a rate of 111.65. Coachella Valley – Desert Hot Springs is a(n) basin with approximately 305 wells, of which approximately 2 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
2018: Draft Basin priority – very low
2018 Final Basin Priority: Basin priority changed from low to very low.
