[2][3] SDCWA is the sole recipient of fresh water produced by the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant.

[6] In 2003 the Quantification Settlement Agreement was signed with the Imperial Irrigation District, the single largest user of the Colorado River in Southern California.

The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) has been an ongoing project since 1989 and works to establish infrastructure to support regional water needs.

The Emergency and Carryover Storage Project consists of dams, reservoirs, pipelines, and pumping stations to ensure continued supply to the region.

In efforts to supplement imported water supply, SDCWA helped to facilitate the opening of the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in 2015.

Currently the largest desalination plant world wide, producing 50 million gallons of water every day.

Residential programs include water saving tips for both indoor and outdoor uses, as well as gardening demonstrations.

The ICP provides funding with the help of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), the Central Arizona Project (CAP), the Southern California Gas Company, and Western Resource Advocates.