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2006 Water Quality report
Every year, Desert Water Agency compiles a comprehensive water quality report, and sends copies to it's customers. It reports on clarity, organic and inorganic chemical content, bacteria, radioacivity, and secondary standards such as color, odor, and mineral content. READ MORE

DWA Offers Irrigation Controllers
Desert Water Agency and the Building Industry Association's Desert Chapter have teamed up to include sophisticated new irrigation controllers with every new meter installation at no cost to the homeowner. READ MORE

Landscape project on schedule for Setember finish
Courtisy of the Palm Springs Sun by Katie Ruark
The Desert Water Agency's landscape project is on schedule. General Manager David Luker told the board of directors at its Tuesday meeting that the project should be completed in September as planned...READ MORE

DWA Conservation Landscaping
When it comes to conserving water with native landscaping, there is nothing as inspiring as a good example, especially when it is a beautiful one. This is the theory behind Desert Water Agency's plan to transform grounds surrounding its Palm Springs headquaters... READ MORE

Renewable Energy Law Gives DWA New Options
Courtisy of The Desert Sun by Jake Henshaw
Desert Water Agency will be able to develop more renewable electricity to help fund and power it its operation, thanks to bill signed into law Monday. READ MORE

Assembly OKs Solar Power Bill
Courtisy of the Palm Springs Sun by Katie Ruark
Desert Water Agency has power on the mind. Due to new legislation that has passed throughthe California Assembly, the valley water agency can sell wholesale power.
The agency already has a football field-sized span of solar panels that power the operations center- including offices, shops and a warehouse. Now that the new legislation allows for it, the agency hopes to triple the amount of solar panels, about a $5 million project, and generate a greater amount of power, said general manager Dave Luker.

The bill was sponsored by the Desert Water Agency and carried through by Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, R-Cathedral City. "For the last couple of years, (Garcia) has been looking for ways to promote alternative energy, especially in the district," said Garcia's legislative director Sharon Gonsalves. Gonsalves said the bill was well-received in the assembly.

"We had no problem with it, it just flew through and was on the consent agenda for every committee," she added.

At Desert Water Agency, some of the solar energy will be used to power the agency's reclamation plant. Any excess will then go into the local grid. Luker said customers will not see a decline in rates, but this project should slow any rate increases.

"Power is a big number for us," he said. "Anything we can do to chip away at that serves to help overall operating costs." But these plans are still a few years off. "This year we wanted to get the legislation cleared up," Luker said

He added that they have not budgeted for the project yet or created plans to build but they hope to add it to the 2008-09 budget. He also said they will buid it in phases - the first will double the existing panels and the second will finish the expansion.

Mission Creek Ground Water Replenishment Report
“If ground water replenishment with imported water (artificial recharge) is excluded, annual ground water overdraft within Mission Creek Subbasin of the Coachella Valley Ground Water Basin (Plate 1) is currently estimated to be roughly 9,000 AF/yr to 10,000 AF/yr. Supplementing natural ground water replenishing from rainfall runoff…” READ MORE

Whitewater Groundwater Replenishment Report
“If ground water replenishment with imported water (artificial recharge) is excluded, annual ground water overdraft within Whitewater River Subbasin of the Coachella Valley Ground Water Basin (Plate 1) is currently estimated to be approximately 107,000 acre feet per year (AF/Yr).” READ MORE

Desert Water Agency's Solar Energy Plant
“April 26, 2005 - Desert Water Agency proudly took a great step toward reducing our operating costs when we "switched on" our new $2.5 million, 355 kilowatt (DC), solar energy plant.” READ MORE