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.