The city of Coachella municipal code Title 13, Public Utilities, provides for the regulatory framework for sewer and water services
for the city of Coachella and the recognized sphere of influence in Riverside County,
California. This title may be referred to as the public utilities ordinances. The
public utilities ordinance pertains to water, sewer, and electric system service to
land or improvements, or both, lying within the boundaries of the city, unless specific
provision is made by agreement with the city for service outside of city limits. If
sewer and water do not exist in the immediate area, the applicant, owner, or the customer
shall provide or finance such facilities and/or capacity. The owner of the property
outside of a then-existing city limit, which property has adequate sewer and water
facilities and/or capacity or funds therefore, must cause all such facilities and/or
capacity or funds to be transferred to the city.
Property not within the incorporated boundaries of the city and which is to be provided
with service by the city, is subject to annexation to the city of Coachella. Annexation
to the city may, in turn, be subject to annexation to other agencies, except as otherwise
provided by agreement.
The city, at its discretion, may from time to time contract with an applicant, owner,
or customer to initiate and pursue to completion the establishment of a financing
district and the sale of bonds to provide the funds to construct the necessary sewer,
water, and/or recycled water facilities or system capacity necessary for service to
collection and distribution facilities that are required to provide the applicant,
owner or customer as a condition of obtaining service from the city.
