Imperial Irrigation District service area

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The Imperial Irrigation District service area is a vast agricultural region in California’s Imperial Valley, intensively irrigated by Colorado River water and known for generating substantial agricultural runoff that drains into local waterways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region
irrigated district
climate hot desert climate
country United States
dependsOn imported surface water
drainageTo Salton Sea
local waterways in Imperial Valley
economicRole major contributor to regional agricultural economy
governedBy Imperial Irrigation District board of directors
hasEnvironmentalIssue nutrient-laden agricultural runoff
pesticide residues in runoff
salinity in drainage water
hasInfrastructure drainage canals
main canals
pumping plants
regulating reservoirs
hasIssue drainage water management
water conservation challenges
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Salton Sea watershed
irrigationMethod gravity-fed canals
lateral ditches
on-farm irrigation systems
knownFor large-scale irrigation using Colorado River water
substantial agricultural drainage flows
landUse intensive irrigated agriculture
locatedIn Imperial County, California
linked to: Imperial County

Imperial Valley
Southern California
managedBy Imperial Irrigation District
partOf Imperial Valley agricultural system
linked to: Imperial Valley

Lower Colorado River Basin irrigation system
primaryUse agriculture
produces agricultural runoff
receivesWaterVia All-American Canal
regionType intensively irrigated farmland
regulates on-farm water deliveries
subjectTo California water quality regulations
Colorado River water management agreements
supportsIndustry forage crop production
livestock feed production
vegetable production
waterRightsFrom Colorado River allocations
waterSource Colorado River

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Alamo River receivesRunoffFrom Imperial Irrigation District service area