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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - CVWD Centennial Anniversary Day On January 9, 1918, Coachella Valley citizens voted 324 to 49 in favor of organizing the Coachella Valley County Water District. The District entered into its first contract with the Federal government in 1919 to survey possible routes for the All-American Canal and then signed a contract with the Bureau of Reclamation to build the All-American Canal and Imperial Dam in 1934. Former General Manager Lowell Weeks developed the drainage system essential to permit the Coachella Valley to blossom and provide for the drainage of natural occurring soil salinity from more than 37,400 acres of land. The CVWD began serving domestic water supplies in the 1960s and is now the largest provider of drinking water in the Coachella Valley. It is now a multi-faceted agency that delivers irrigation and domestic water, collects and recycles wastewater, provides regional storm water protection, replenishes the groundwater basin and promotes water conservation. Therefore the entire City Council recognizes today as the CVWD Centennial Anniversary Thanking them for the substantial contributions they make to protect our health, safety and quality of life.