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The District was established in 1962 as a State of California special district (Water Code § 35565) to provide water and sewer services, flood risk management and gnat abatement for areas in the Borrego Springs community. The District acquired neighboring Borrego Springs Water Company in 1997 and in 2009 acquired Borrego Springs Park Community Services District.
The present size of the District’s service area is approximately 50 square miles. Borrego Springs is an unincorporated destination community of approximately 3,500 full-time and approximately 8,000 winter residents, located in a remote northeast corner of San Diego County, approximately 90 miles drive from San Diego and 87 miles drive from Palm Springs.
Borrego Springs is surrounded on all sides by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (the Park). The Park, which encompasses over 248,880 hectares (615,000 acres) in and around the Borrego Valley, was established in 1933 to protect this unique desert environment.
The military presence of both the Army and Navy during World War II brought 12 of the first paved roads and electricity to Borrego Springs. After the war, developers subdivided the area, attempting to create a resort community by capitalizing on the tourism generated by the Park. The Park is the largest state park in California. It was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1974 and a Biosphere Reserve in the 1980’s by the United Nations.
The Park contains approximately 85% of State designated wilderness area within California and is approximately the size of Rhode Island. The Park attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the region on an average year.
Borrego Springs can welcome more than a million visitors to its community on a super bloom year, as in the springs of 2017 and 2019. An economic study developed for the Anza-Borrego Foundation (ABF) estimates the revenue to the region generated by visitation to the Park during an average year is approximately $40 million annually (BBC Consulting, 2012).
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Address:
806 Palm Canyon Drive
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
Email:
customer.service@borregowd.org
Phone:
(760)767.5806
Business Hours:
Monday-Friday (Exluding major holidays.):
8:00am – 3:00pm
Emergencies:
For after-hour emergencies, call 760-767-5806 and you will be transferred to the answering service.