VSD WORKING WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON FIELD MEDICAL UNIT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2020 

Contact:        Ms. Beverli Marshall, SDA 

Valley Sanitary District 45-500 Van Buren Street Indio, CA 92201

VSD WORKING WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON FIELD MEDICAL UNIT TO BE LOCATED AT COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN 
INDIO

Indio, CA — Valley Sanitary District (VSD) is collaborating with Riverside County’s Emergency 
Management Department and Public Health Department to manage the COVID-19 and related needs in 
Indio. As reported in the Desert Sun on March 23, 2020, one of eight federal field medical units 
will be deployed in Coachella Valley at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio. VSD staff will 
be actively involved in establishing and maintaining public health standards related to wastewater 
discharges from this site.

“VSD takes the COVID-19 situation very seriously and is a partner in Riverside County’s response to 
this health emergency,” said, Beverli Marshall, CSDM, General Manager. “VSD’s primary 
responsibility is to safeguard the public’s health by ensuring that wastewater is treated and 
discharged in a safe and responsible manner.”

VSD will release more information about its collaboration and response to COVID-19 as it becomes 
available.