Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
Early Work Start Time Notice – February 1
Sukut Construction will be pouring the slopes at Sun City Shadow Hills on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. The concrete is currently scheduled at 4:00am and the crew will be onsite between 3:00am – 3:30am to set up the concrete pump.
We thank you for your continued patience. For questions or information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401.
For more information, visit the Rotary Club of Indio website at https://indiorotary.org/festival.php
Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
Early Work Start Time Notice
Sukut Construction will be pouring slopes at Sun City Shadow Hills on Friday, January 13, 2023 *. The concrete pour is currently scheduled at 4:00am and the crew will be onsite between 3:00am – 3:30am to set up the concrete pump.
* Note: this slope pour was previously scheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2023.
We thank you for your continued patience. For questions or information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401.
Please note, beginning December 29, 2022 through August 31, 2023, a short section of Avenue 40 between Andrews Court and the intersection of Avenue 40 and Jefferson Street in North Indio will be closed.
Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
Early Work Start Time Notices
Sukut will be pouring the invert at Sun City Shadow Hills on Thursday, December 29, 2022. The concrete pour is scheduled at 4:00am and the crew will be onsite between 3:00am – 3:30am to set up the concrete pump.
Additionally, Sukut will have the grading crew starting at 5:00am from Tuesday, January 3, 2023, through Friday, January 13, 2023.
We thank you for your continued patience. For questions or information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401.
Desert gardeners may puzzle over water restrictions due to drought. Here is advice from the University of California Center for Landscape & Urban Horticulture.
Easy Ways To Save Water in a Landscape
Priorities To Save Landscape Plants
Stop watering low-priority plant beds and lawn areas. Instead, water plantings that are more valuable like trees and shrubs. Lawns and bedding plants can be re-established quickly and inexpensively. Trees and shrubs need years to mature and are less easily replaced. Under-watered fruit trees will produce less if any fruit, but will survive.
Limit pruning of trees and shrubs to removing dead or damaged branches and trim hedges less frequently.
Best Time of Day To Irrigate
Irrigating during the very early morning hours between 12:00 am and 6:00 am is best with spray or overhead irrigation systems. Evaporation is lower and usually there is little or no wind to disrupt the pattern of sprinklers during these hours.
Drip irrigation can be scheduled any time of the day since evaporation is not a concern. Nighttime watering in California does not usually cause more plant disease because the humidity is relatively low.
Replace Water-needy Plants With Low-water Users in the Fall
To find low-water use plants that are suitable for low desert areas, check University of California Agriculture and Natural Resource’s online Water Use Classification of Landscape Species at ccuh.ucdavis.edu/wucols.
Click the Plant Search Database tab, enter the name of the city, then choose the desired type of plants (shrubs, perennials, trees, etc.), and the preferred water category (low, moderate). The application will give a list of plants suitable to grow in a location that fits the specified criteria.
For More Help
Lush and Efficient: Desert-Friendly Landscaping in the Coachella Valley lists more than 300 plants with over 800 photos. You can search by several dozen categories. The 160-page book is available for free at any CVWD office, or as a PDF download here: Download Free PDF Book
Coachella Valley Water District is a public agency governed by a five-member board of directors. The district provides domestic and irrigation water, agricultural drainage, wastewater treatment and reclamation services, regional stormwater protection, groundwater management and water conservation. It serves approximately 108,000 residential and business customers across 1,000 square miles located primarily in Riverside County, but also in portions of Imperial and San Diego counties.
Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
3:00 am Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be operating heavy equipment at the North Channel Construction Zone.
When: Thursday, December 15, 2022, 3:00 am – 2:30 pm
Construction Zone: The channel near the southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Near the old pond area in Sun City Shadow Hills.
What to expect: A bit of noise as equipment move around the area. Sukut Construction will be implementing all necessary actions to control dust and any associated air pollution within the project footprint by following applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the governmental entities having jurisdiction (City, State, etc.) as outlined in the contract documents.
We thank you for your patience on this project. For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401
As the drought continues, and with an eye to more state mandated conservation actions, Coachella Valley Water District has added new mandatory steps to increase domestic water conservation.
The actions are part of the District’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan adopted in June 2021. The plan includes six shortage levels, ranging from normal water supplies to severe shortage. The new steps are Level 2 that anticipates slightly limited water supplies and outdoor water use restrictions.
The District board approved these items that are in effect:
If the drought crisis continues, CVWD could enact Level 3. That step means water supplies are moderately limited and outdoor water use will face added restrictions.
Here are some possible Level 3 actions:
For the latest drought updates for the Coachella Valley, click here: cvwd.org/261/Drought-Updates.
Coachella Valley Water District is a public agency governed by a five-member board of directors. The district provides domestic and irrigation water, agricultural drainage, wastewater treatment and reclamation services, regional stormwater protection, groundwater management and water conservation. It serves approximately 108,000 residential and business customers across 1,000 square miles located primarily in Riverside County, but also in portions of Imperial and San Diego counties.
Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
6:00 am Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete at the North Channel at 7:00am. The crew will be onsite between 6:00am – 6:30am.
When: Monday, October 31, 2022, 6:00 am
Construction Zone: The channel near the Southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Near the old pond area in Sun City Shadow Hills.
What to expect: Moderate noise emitted from machinery. Sukut Construction will implement all necessary actions to control dust and any associated air pollution within the project footprint by following applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the governmental entities having jurisdiction (City, State, etc.) as outlined in the contract documents.
We thank you for your continued patience during this project. For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401.
Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
3:00 am Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be operating heavy equipment at the North Channel Construction Zone.
When: Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 3:00 am – 2:30 pm
Construction Zone: The channel near the Southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Near the old pond area in Sun City Shadow Hills.
What to expect: Some noise as the equipment moves around the area. Sukut Construction will be implementing all necessary actions to control dust and any associated air pollution within the project footprint by following applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the governmental entities having jurisdiction (City, State, etc.) as outlined in the contract documents.
We thank you for your continued patience during this project. For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401.
As a resident of Indio you may be eligible for a utility user tax rebate!
All City of Indio residents and businesses are assessed a Utility Users Tax on amounts paid for water, telephone, cable, gas and electric service. You may qualify for an exemption of the Utility Users Tax if you meet the following criteria:
In order to process your request in a timely manner, please bring in the following:
An application and retroactive application are available on the City of Indio website: www.indio.org.
Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
4:00 am Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be operating heavy equipment at the North Channel Construction Zone.
When: Wednesday, July 20 – Friday, July 22, 4:00 am – 2:30 pm
Construction Zone: The channel near the southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Near the old pond area in Sun City Shadow Hills.
What to expect: A bit of noise as equipment move around the area. Sukut Construction will be implementing all necessary actions to control dust and any associated air pollution within the project footprint by following applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the governmental entities having jurisdiction (City, State, etc.) as outlined in the contract documents.
We thank you for your patience on this project. For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401
Coachella Valley Water District Storm Channel Project
3:00 am Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete along the Channel walls inside the North Channel Construction Zone.
When: Saturday, July 9, 3:00 am – 2:30 pm
Construction Zone: The channel near the southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Near the old pond area in Sun City Shadow Hills. Same area as in late April, early May. Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete on the southern section half of the construction zone.
What to expect: A bit of noise as trucks move around the area. Depending on the weather and other factors, pours may last longer than 2:30 pm Crews will do their best to finish by 2:30 pm
We thank you for your patience on this project. For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 Ext. 2401
3:00 AM Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete along the Channel walls inside the North Channel Construction Zone.
When: Friday, June 24, 3:00 am – 2:30 pm
Construction Zone: The channel near the southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Near the old pond area in Sun City Shadow Hills. Same area as in late April, early May. Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete on the southern section half of the construction zone.
What to expect: A bit of noise as trucks move around the area. Depending on the weather and other factors, pours may last longer than 2:30 pm Crews will do their best to finish by 2:30 pm
We thank you for your patience on this project. For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349, ext. 2401.
CVWD and Sukut Construction (Sukut) understand the concerns with dust caused by high winds in North Indio where the North Indio Flood Control Project – phase 2 (Project) is under construction. Sukut can control dust and any associated air pollution within the project footprint by following applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the governmental entities having jurisdiction (City, State, etc.) as outlined in the contract documents.
The Air Quality Management District has inspected the construction site on March 18, March 28, April 11, and May 26 and did not find any violations causing dust related to construction activity.
Many communities in the valley are surrounded by undeveloped desert including North Indio and are susceptible to dust and sand accumulation from the season’s unusual high winds.
Here are the actions being done to minimize dust from construction activities, which also meet contract requirements:
CVWD and its contractors will continue to minimize dust associated with construction activities but are not responsible for dust coming from undeveloped land. We thank everyone for their patience during this important project.
CVWD Project Website:
☞ https://www.cvwd.org/NorthIndio
The CVWD North Basin project and the CVWD Avenue 40 storm drain projects are requiring a massive number of 18-wheel double-dump trucks to haul away the excavated dirt. The trucks use Avenue 40 both east and westbound and travel fully loaded at high speeds passing all Avenue 40 gate entrances, and the Shadows driveway entrance, and when crossing Jefferson Street. Please USE EXTREME CAUTION when entering the Avenue 40 roadway from any location to avoid a collision with one of these trucks. This will continue for several more weeks or months.
6:00 AM Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete along the channel walls inside the North Channel Construction Zone.
When: 6:00 am – 2:30 pm Friday, May 13; Monday, May 16; Tuesday, May 17; and Friday, May 20.
Construction Zone: The channel near the southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Near the old pond area in Sun City Shadow Hills. Same area as in late April, early May. Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete on the southern section half of the construction zone.
What to expect: A bit of noise as trucks move around the area. Depending on the weather and other factors, pours may last longer than 2:30 pm Crews will do their best to finish by 2:30 pm
We thank you for your patience on this project. For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department at 760-345-4349 ext. 2401.
6:00 AM Early Work Start Time Notice
What: Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete along the channel walls inside the North Channel Construction Zone.
When: 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Friday, Monday, Tuesday (April 29, May 2, May 3)
Construction Zone: The channel near the southeast corner of 40th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Sukut Construction will be pouring concrete on the southern section half of the construction zone.
What to expect: A bit of noise as trucks move around the area. Depending on the weather and other factors, pours may last longer than 2:30 PM. Crews will do their best to finish by 2:30 PM.
For more information, please contact the SCSH Facilities Department, at 760-345-4349 ext. 2401.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
March 13, 14 & 25, 2022
Presented by by City of Palm Desert
To register visit:
☞ https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ej4z6zb9c8c46882
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on March 28, 2022 asking water agencies to consider adopting Level 2 of their Water Shortage Contingency Plans. In response, on April 12, CVWD’s Board of Directors approved steps to voluntarily increase domestic water conservation before statewide restrictions become mandatory.
The actions are part of the District Water Shortage Contingency Plan adopted in June 2021. The plan includes six shortage levels, ranging from normal water supplies to severe shortage. The steps approved April 12 are listed in Shortage Levels 2 and 3 increasing landscape rebates to customers and implementing some water-use restrictions.
The board approved the following conservation actions:
Steps outlined in the Water Shortage Contingency Plan can be used during drought years to comply with state water-use restrictions even if there is no shortage in water supplies.
The Governor’s March 28 executive order also asks the State Water Resources Control Board to consider a ban on irrigating “non-functional turf” in commercial, industrial and institutional settings. That is turf not used for recreation, sports fields or parks.
To learn more about rebates, water-use efficiency tips or local drought information visit cvwd.org/conservation.
Coachella Valley Water District is a public agency governed by a five-member board of directors. The district provides domestic and irrigation water, agricultural drainage, wastewater treatment and reclamation services, regional stormwater protection, groundwater management and water conservation. It serves approximately 108,000 residential and business customers across 1,000 square miles located primarily in Riverside County, but also in portions of Imperial and San Diego counties.
This article was originally posted on the Coachella Valley Water District website at: http://www.cvwd.org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=406
