Wastewater Collections & Treatment Services
Coachella Valley Water District is committed to providing safe, reliable, affordable sewer service to our communities. CVWD began wastewater collection and treatment services in 1968, acquiring the Palm Desert Country Club’s water and sewer systems.
Today the CVWD provides wastewater service to more than 91,000 home and business accounts. It operates 3 water reclamation plants from Palm Desert to Thermal. It maintains more than 1,000 miles of sewer pipelines and more than 30 lift stations that collect and transport wastewater to the nearest water reclamation facility.
CVWD treats wastewater at 3 different plants to meet state standards for non-potable water for irrigation. Every gallon of recycled water used for outdoor irrigation saves precious groundwater for potable use by domestic customers.