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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
irrigated district ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dependsOn | imported surface water ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
Salton Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| managedBy | Imperial Irrigation District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Valley agricultural system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Colorado River Basin irrigation system ⓘ |
| primaryUse | agriculture ⓘ |
| produces | agricultural runoff ⓘ |
| receivesWaterVia | All-American Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | intensively irrigated farmland ⓘ |
| regulates | on-farm water deliveries ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
California water quality regulations
ⓘ
Colorado River water management agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
forage crop production
ⓘ
livestock feed production ⓘ vegetable production ⓘ |
| waterRightsFrom | Colorado River allocations ⓘ |
| waterSource | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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