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Entity · IV-003

Imperial Valley Irrigated Farmland

Large-scale irrigated agriculture; competes with industrial users for water allocation.

Agricultural OperationExisting
Summary
Type
Agricultural Operation
Region
Imperial County, CA
Open decisions
1
IDDateCategorySourceConfidenceStatusNotes
IVE-0042026-02-15AgricultureRegional agricultural dataMediumVerifiedIrrigated farmland accounts for the large majority of current regional water use, framing the siting tradeoff for industrial users.
Relationships
FromRelationTo
Colorado River Allocation (Imperial Irrigation District)Supplies water toImperial Valley Irrigated Farmland
Imperial County Agricultural Water DistrictAdministersImperial Valley Irrigated Farmland
New River Cross-Border FlowAffectsImperial Valley Irrigated Farmland

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Water-Constrained Siting
Active

Treat water allocation, not land or power, as the primary siting constraint and evaluate all industrial development against it first.

Determine water allocation pathway before site selection

Decide whether new industrial water demand will require reallocation, efficiency gains, or a new supply source before any site is finalized.

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