Vallecito-Carrizo Valley
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Vallecito-Carrizo Valley
- Basin Number
- 7-028
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Very Low
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- Colorado River
- Counties
- Imperial, San Diego
- Adjacent Basins
At-A-Glance
Located in California’s Colorado River hydrologic region, the Vallecito-Carrizo Valley is 121,816 acres in size. This Very Low priority basin is home to an estimated 77 people (2010 value). It has approximately 23 wells, of which approximately 3 are water supply wells. Groundwater accounts for approximately 100 percent of the basin’s water supply.
Basin Notes
2004: Bulletin 118 basin description
2014: CASGEM basin prioritization – very low. Comment – groundwater quality is marginal for domestic use because of elevated levels of fluoride and mineral content
2018: Draft basin priority – Very Low. Note – Priority set very low as a result of groundwater use noted variously below 2,000 and 9,000 AF* *(not noted as whether it is AFY)
Final basin prioritization: Very Low.