Welcome to Palo Verde Irrigation District

Palo Verde Irrigation District occupies about 189 square miles of territory in Riverside and Imperial Counties, California. The District contains approximately 131,298 acres, 26,798 acres of which are on the Palo Verde Mesa. This Mesa lies just west of, and from 80 to 130 feet higher than, the valley. A portion of the Mesa area lies within boundaries of the Palo Verde Irrigation District. Colorado River water, supplied through Palo Verde Irrigation District canals, is lifted onto the Mesa by private pumps to irrigate a portion of the acreage in the District. The remaining mesa irrigated acreage is irrigated from deep wells developed by the landowners. The predominant crop on the Mesa is citrus.

 

The Colorado River, which is the boundary between Arizona and California, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of the District. The valley is relatively level; approximately 9 miles wide, 30 miles long and ranging in elevation above sea level from about 290 feet at the northern end to about 220 feet at the southern end. The soils are alluvial in nature, laid down in past years by Colorado River floods; and range in texture from fine grain clays to silty loams to light sandy soils, with the predominant soil being a sandy loam. The entire valley is underlain with permeable sand at shallow depths.
 

PVID News

HAL REYNOLDS PVID WATERMASTER

EMPLOYED BY PVID 12-22-69 THRU 12-19-11 

            Our beloved friend and Watermaster, Hal Reynolds died 12-19-11 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Hal will be greatly missed by all in the District for his efficiency in running our canal system, knowledge of the workings of the District, and calmness in critical situations.  Hal will mostly be missed by his fellow employees.  He was an absolute pleasure to work with and cared greatly about those that worked for him. Read More

If you wish to express your condolences to the family, please send an email to shirley.nash@pvid.org


 

Water Outage Information:

  • We will start diverting water on 1/10/2012 at 1800 in order to fill up to C Heading and D Heading
  • Then on 1/11/2012 by end of day water will be at 6th AVE.
  • Then on 1/12/2012 by end of day water will be at Chanslor Way.

(NOTE: This is just an estimate)


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