Coachella Valley – Desert Hot Springs

Statistics

Basin Name

Basin Number

7-021.03

SGMA Basin Priority

Very Low

Critically Overdrafted

Hydrologic Region Name

Colorado River

Counties

Riverside

Adjacent Basins

Coachella Valley - Mission Creek 7-021.02, Coachella Valley - Indio 7-021.01,

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.

Source: CA DWR

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

2018 Final Basin Priority: Basin priority changed from low to very low.