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Coachella Valley Water District is continuing work on a project that will protect homes and land in North Indio from regional flooding. By removing about 2,700 acres of land within North Indio from a designated Special Flood Hazard Area, FEMA will no longer require area residents to obtain flood insurance.
The North Indio Regional Flood Control Project is a 2.5-mile long series of concrete flood control channels. They will connect with existing channels starting in Sun City Palm Desert and take flows through North Indio to channels in Sun City Shadow Hills that connect to the Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel.
This is the largest project in CVWD history. At $110.2 million, this project has a projected completion date of summer 2024.
When completed, the North Indio project will allow for construction and connection of other stormwater facilities that will provide regional flood protection to Thousand Palms and north Cathedral City.
For more information, visit cvwd.org/NorthIndio or call 760-392-4008.
