Under California state law, water must be distributed equitably as determined by the IID Board of Directors. On November 28, 2006 the IID Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 22-2006 approving the development and implementation of an Equitable Distribution Plan to better manage IID’s annual Colorado River water supply. The EDP was adopted in 2007 and has been subsequently modified to meet local needs with the last version approved by the board on July 26, 2023.

2025 Take-or-Pay Periods Approved by IID Board

In consideration of 2025 cropping demands, conservation levels, a status review of water accounts and projections of water use through the end of the year, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors, on August 21, 2025, voted to declare the following five take-or-pay relief periods consistent with Section 8.1 of the Equitable Distribution Plan:

• August relief period – August 19– August 31, 2025
• September relief period – September 15 – September 30, 2025
• October relief period – October 16 – 31, 2025
• November relief period – November 15 – 30, 2025
• End-of-year relief period – December 16 – 31, 2025

During each of the relief periods, IID will accept up to seven percent (7%) of any farm unit or water users’ accepted apportionment offered to the fill requests for water by other users.

Seven percent (7%) of an agricultural water accepted apportionment ranges from 0.20-0.55 acre-foot/acre, typically 0.40 acre-foot/acre.

To take advantage of the relief periods, water users must turn in an offer of water to the Clearinghouse using the Clearinghouse Relief Period Transfer Form IID-415B found below, or by using the web portal. Completed forms should be emailed to clearinghouse@iid.com.

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