People in the Coachella Valley continued to save substantial amounts of water in July, even after California regulators relaxed drought measures and gave water districts a reprieve from state-imposed conservation targets. Customers of the Coachella Valley Water District, the area’s biggest water supplier, used 28.6 percent less in July as compared to the same month

The Coachella Valley receives an average rainfall of 3.5 inches per year. When the so-called “California Drought” is over, we will still be living in a drought. Management (conservation and replenishment) of existing underground water supplies is critical for the Coachella Valley. Both Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and Desert Water Agency (DWA) have been

Coachella Valley residents have slashed their water use nearly 25 percent over the past year in response to California’s historic drought. Now they face a new conservation mandate: zero percent. No, the drought isn’t over: The entire state is abnormally dry and 43 percent of it suffers from “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, according to the

Customers cut back by 39%, surpassing goal May turned out to be a banner month for water conservation in the Palm Springs area, with customers of the Desert Water Agency cutting back by 39 percent and surpassing a state-mandated goal. During the past year, from June 2015 through May, DWA has reported a cumulative reduction

California water regulators announced new drought rules on Monday that will loosen mandatory conservation targets while making permanent some of the measures that have helped reduce water use during the past year. The state’s new approach, laid out in an executive order signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, is aimed at striking a balance between easing

Public outdoor fountains in Palm Springs will be turned off as part of the city’s response to new water conservation requirements. The fountain in front of Palm Springs International Airport, along with the one in Frances Stevens Park and the water feature in downtown’s Village Green will be discontinued as the region and state enter

Jeff Percy parked his pickup truck beside a lush green field in Coachella, sending a spiral of dust into the morning air. Behind him, the road led to a reservoir, fenced off by barbed wire. At his feet, a pipe emitted droplets of water to soak the roots of jalapeno pepper plants. At any time

Coachella Valley Water District officials issued a statement Friday afternoon reminding residents reduce to water use, in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of Emergency declaration due to statewide drought conditions. -Palm Desert Patch.com >> Read More

PALM SPRINGS, CA – As Governor Jerry Brown officially declared a drought in California today – a much anticipated action that recognizes the severity of the dry conditions being experienced in California – Desert Water Agency (DWA) continued to urge its residents to reduce water use and announced a public workshop on conservation strategies. – Desert

The driest year on record in California has left dwindling streams, meager snowpack in the Sierra Nevada and many reservoirs across the state less than half full.  The deepening drought has already prompted some Northern Californiawateragencies to adopt stronger conservation measures and is likely to sharply curtail the amounts of water flowing through canals and pipelines to Southern California this year. – The Desert Sun Read More >>