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Coachella Valley Water District
75515 Hovley Lane East
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Phone: (760) 398-2661, Ext. 2489
Fax: (760) 398-2071
www.cvwd.org
email: khopping@cvwd.org
The Coachella Valley Water District is recognized for its worldwide progressive water management techniques. Covering approximately 1,000 square miles of southeastern California desert in Riverside, Imperial, and San Diego Counties, the District provides irrigation water service from the Colorado River through the All American Canal system to approximately 66,000 acres of fruits and vegetables including table grapes, citrus, sweet corn, and 90% of the country’s dates.
The District also provides urban water from 100 wells to more than 100,000 homes and businesses and sewer service through six reclamation plants to more than 90,000 homes and businesses.
The District is also a State Water Project contractor using available water for groundwater replenishment.
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Company History
The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) provides five water-related services: domestic water, sanitation (wastewater), recycled water, irrigation & drainage and stormwater protection. CVWD has a deep history and dates back to 1915. CVWD was also one of the original signatories to the Party of Seven Agreement of 1931 which divided California’s share of the Colorado River.
CVWD’s mission is “To meet the water related needs of the people through dedicated employees providing high quality at reasonable cost.” With headquarters located in the City of Coachella and urban water functions centered in Palm Desert, CVWD has nearly 640,000 acres within its boundaries. Most of the service area is in Riverside County, but CVWD also extends into Imperial and San Diego Counties. A governing five-member Board of Directors is elected from five general divisions for terms of four years each.
Benefits
The Coachella Valley Water District offers a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, and Vision plans as well as Cal PERS retirement, life insurance policy, three deferred compensation plans, and a medical reimbursement fund. The District also offers vacation benefits, floating and set holidays, paid sick leave and longevity pay after seven years. The Coachella Valley Water District is an equal opportunity employer.