General Information About the 2020 Water Run

Published: July 16 2020

While two of last three years allowed for record breaking water runs, the 2020 water run will not be a plentiful as those years. Water allocations will be available to lands with an entitlement category greater than or equal 25%; “Groundwater Only” lands will not receive any allocation this water run. Entitlement for 100% land is currently 1 cubic foot per second (cfs) per 20 acres for 4 days during an irrigation cycle with the number of days prorated for other entitlement categories (visit www.altaid.org for changes to allotment). See table below for a summary of allotments by entitlement category. Alta Irrigation District will apply its standard volumetric water charge of $4.75 per foot to any water diverted from its ditches.

Ditchtenders are available to take water orders and they can be reached by calling the same phone number as last year. If you do not remember your ditchtender’s phone number, refer to the table below. Any maintenance issues on ditch(es) serving your property should be reported to Stan Sasaki immediately and he can be reached at (559) 805–7522. Please leave a detailed message about the maintenance issue(s) and identify nearest cross streets or turnout.

Please contact the District office at (559) 591-0800 if you have any questions about this year’s water run.

Water is Flowing in the East Branch

Published: July 16 2020

Just as Alta Irrigation District was starting its 2020 water run, treated effluent overflowed from the Orange Cove wastewater treatment plant into the still-dry East Branch Canal. The District was forced to delay water deliveries via that canal, which is the primary surface water conveyance facility for lands located east of Hill Avenue. In the meantime, Orange Cove reported the incident to the Regional Water Quality Control Board, which mandated clean-up and disinfectant actions by that city. On July 9^th, that Board issued a written notice to the city approving its cleanup effort. On that same day, Alta Irrigation District implemented a two-stage water delivery program that filled eastside ditches by the morning of July 11^th. Water run operations are now proceeding as they normally do, and the District will stay this course until such time it is necessary to implement a staggered ramp down, which will address delayed startup of portions of system. For additional information about this year’s water run, please visit www.altaid.org.

2019 Notice to Landowners in Alta Irrigation District

Published: October 31 2019

NOTICE TO LANDOWNERS IN ALTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT

Public Notice is hereby given that in lieu of assessments for the purpose of obtaining the revenues required to carry on its business and conduct its operations during the forthcoming year, Alta Irrigation District has been required by Law to fix and collect charges for the services furnished by the District in providing for the distribution of water from the Kings River to the lands within the District for surface irrigation and for the replenishment of the underground supply of water underneath said lands, and said charges are now due and payable at Alta Irrigation District, 289 North L Street, City of Dinuba, County of Tulare, State of California, and will become delinquent if not paid by, Friday, December 20, 2019, at 4:30 P.M., and unless paid prior thereto, a 5% penalty and a $5.00 cost will be added to the Acre Charge and a 10% penalty to the Water Surcharge will be added thereto.

            Office Hours for payments are, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed for lunch from 12:00-12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.   A Payment Drop Box will be available for payments made after 4:00 p.m. and processed the following workday. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019, THE OFFICE WILL ACCEPT AND PROCESS PAYMENTS UNTIL 4:30 P.M. The office will be closed in observance of the following holidays, November 11, November 28 and November 29, 2019.

INDIRA J. TREVINO, COLLECTOR

Alta Irrigation District Starts 2019 Water Run

Published: April 29 2019

Alta Irrigation District Starts 2019 Water Run

Dinuba – At a special board meeting on March 6, the Alta Irrigation District Board of Directors acted to authorize the General Manager the discretion to set a start date for the 2019 Water Run using best available information from the Kings River watermaster and other typical water resources information. The General Manager also has discretion to adjust entitlement and irrigation schedules, as needed, to protect the integrity of the ditches and to adapt to changing weather patterns, runoff forecasts, and storage in Pine Flat Lake.

After enjoying the benefits of early releases from Pine Flat Dam and increasing staffing to typical summer time levels, Alta Irrigation District transitioned into the 2019 Water Run. Entitlement for 100% land is currently 1 cubic foot per second (cfs) per 20 acres for 4 days with the number of days prorated based on entitlement category (visit www.altaid.org for changes to allotment). See table below for a summary of allotments by entitlement category.

Ditchtenders are available to take water orders and they can be reached by calling the same phone number as last year. If you do not remember your ditchtender’s phone number, refer to the table below. Any maintenance issues on ditch(es) serving your property should be reported to Stan Sasaki immediately and he can be reached at (559) 805–7522. Please leave a detailed message about the maintenance issue(s) and identify nearest cross streets or turnout.

On April 15, Alta Irrigation District began applying its standard volumetric water charge to any water diverted from ditches. Users are and will be charged for water based on the rates shown in the table below.

                                                    Note(s):

1. Groundwater Only charge consist of a $4.75 per acre-foot base charge plus a $3.00 per acre-foot surcharge.

If there are any further questions about the 2019 Water Run, please contact the District office at (559) 591-0800.