The Joshua Basin Water District is a public agency that was formed in 1963. The District purchased and combined several small existing water systems. 

Prior to having a municipal tap water system indoor plumbing was nearly non-existent

Land owners had to either maintain their own wells or…

Land owners would have to haul and store their own water in tanks.

Back then, residents and travelers depended on known water sources to survive in the desert, as water was scarce!

50 years of tap water has made a huge difference!