Quick Facts / Water Department- About IID Water Dept. - Who We Are -
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) diverts and delivers approximately 3.1 million acre-feet (MAF) of Colorado River water to nine cities and nearly 500,000 acres of agricultural land in Imperial Valley. As part of its operating system, the district maintains an extensive gravity flow drainage system and maintains 10 fully operational reservoirs. Total Customers Farm Accounts - 6,205 Owner-operated - 2,397 Tenant-Operated - 3,808 Water Rate - $17/AF* Gross Acreage - 1,061,637 acres Irrigated Area - 433,321 acres Average Agricultural Use Per Year - 5.6 AF/acre Water Delivered Through the All-American Canal - 2.7 MAF**/yr Miles of Canals - 1,668 Miles of Drains - 1,406 Acre-Foot An acre-foot covers one acre of land, one foot deep. An acre-foot supplies a family of five for one year. *acre-foot **million acre-feet
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