News Archive
End of Water Run Means the Beginning of the Maintenance Season
- Published: July 28 2022
End of Water Run Means the Begining of Maintenance Season
July 27, 2022
Dinuba, CA – Although the state of California is in the midst of another drought, Alta Irrigation District (Alta) and other
members of the Kings River Water Association are better equipped to navigate these conditions with a local water
supply. Water users on state and federal operated water projects face many challenges with intrastate water
conveyance during drought conditions that exacerbate water supply availability and water system operations. Even
with this year’s rainfall totaling less than the rainfall received in any year during the 2012-15 drought, it was the runoff
generated from rain and snowfall events in the Kings River watershed (above Pine Flat dam) that permitted and
sustained Alta’s water run.
Starting the 2022 Water Run; Place Water Orders with Ditchtenders
- Published: June 13 2022
Despite abnormally low, not lowest on record, local precipitation totals for the Central Valley, the combination of
precipitation in the Kings River watershed and favorable runoff conditions are the reasons for the 2022 water run.
Based on available water resources information, this year’s water run is anticipated to last about 5 weeks with Kings
River water flowing into the Alta Main on Monday, June 13th. Since many ditches were offline for about 20 months,
diversions from the Kings River will gradually increase over the next 5 days to minimize the potential of a breach.
This ramp-up period will also provide District staff the flexibility needed to deal with illegally dumped material that will
be transported down canals during the initial wet-up.
Read more: Starting the 2022 Water Run; Place Water Orders with Ditchtenders
Alta Irrigation District Gears Up for 2022 Water Run During Drought
- Published: May 27 2022
Dinuba, CA – Although snowpack was below average this year within the Kings River watershed, spring runoff provided Alta Irrigation District (District) with enough water for a limited water run. The District relies on water supply information from state and local agencies when planning for water run. According to Bulletin 120 from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Kings River runoff is projected to end at nearly forty (40) percent of average. DWR’s water supply projections fell over 40 points since release of its first report in February. If dry weather continues for the remainder of the year, total runoff volume for the Kings River may be in the top five driest events.
Read more: Alta Irrigation District Gears Up for 2022 Water Run During Drought
Proposition 218 Election
- Published: May 26 2022
Visit our Proposition 218 page for up to date information!
Redistricting Process - Final Map
- Published: March 11 2022
On Thursday, March 10, the Alta Irrigation District (AID) Board of Directors held its second, and final, public hearing regarding its redistricting process. At this meeting, the Board of Directors voted to select the final district map. The map met all redistricting criteria and kept division lines consistent with County lines.