The coachella valley water district (district), located in palm desert, california, will partner with seven other agencies in southern california s coachella valley basin to update the coachella…

The Coachella Valley Water District will receive $404,000 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program to update the Coachella Valley Salt and Nutrient Management Plan. Working with seven partner agencies in Southern California's Coachella Valley Basin, the District will develop water management tools to model and forecast nitrate and total dissolved solids concentrations in groundwater. Products delivered under the award will include characterization of nutrient and total dissolved solids loading and current groundwater quality, delineation of management zones and metrics to assess beneficial use protection, development of a technical approach and tools to forecast concentrations, and establishment of baseline scenario forecasts of future groundwater quality conditions. Upon completion, the model and baseline scenarios will be available for use by partner agencies, including the Cities of Coachella and Palm Springs, Desert Water Agency, Indio Water Authority, Mission Springs Water District, Myoma Dunes Mutual Water Company, and Valley Sanitary District, to evaluate future mitigation strategies and sustainably manage water quality to support decision making and resiliency in the subbasin.

The coachella valley water district (district), located in palm desert, california, will partner with seven other agencies in southern california s coachella valley basin to update the coachella valley salt and nutrient management plan by developing water management tools to model and forecast nitrate and total dissolved solids (n TDS). The district s objective is to sustainably manage salt and nutrient loading in the basin to protect its beneficial uses. As part of this project, the district will characterize the n TDS loading and current groundwater quality, delineate management zones and metrics to characterize beneficial use protection, develop a technical approach and tools to forecast n TDS concentrations, and establish baseline scenario forecasts of groundwater quality conditions in the future. Upon completion of the project, the model and baseline scenario will be available for use by the partnering agencies to run future scenarios, quantify the relative effectiveness of future mitigation strategies, and ultimately manage water quality in the subbasin to support decision making and resiliency. Partnering agencies include city of coachella, city of palm springs, desert water agency, indio water authority, mission springs water district, myoma dunes mutual water company, and valley sanitary district.