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The Kennewick Irrigation District recently formed a five person Planning Committee and has sought members to represent urban, rural and agricultural water users. There has been a good response from our customers representing the urban water users, however, the Planning Committee needs to fill at least one position with a member who represents agricultural water users (ten acres or more). The term for this position is four years.
For persons interested in becoming an agricultural representative and member of the Planning Committee, please log on to www.kid.org and download a Planning Committee application. Applications may be submitted to the KID office located at 12 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336. Deadline for submitting an application is Friday, February 17th at 5:00 p.m. Candidates meeting the criteria will be called to attend the regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, February 21st at 9:00 a.m. for interviews.
If you have any questions or would like to request an application be mailed to you, please contact Lynda Rosenbaum at 509-586-9111.

Monday, October 10, 2011, The Kennewick Irrigation District will begin water shutdown in a safe and reliable progression beginning in the following Pressurized Service Areas(PSA) in South Richland:

(PSA) in South Richland PSA 73 Hills West

PSA 134, The Orchards

and PSA 141, Willowbrook.

Thursday, Oct 15th, the following Pressurized Service Areas will be shut down off the Columbia Irrigation District canal:

PSA 5, Lampson Estates

PSA 6, Tri-City Heights #1

PSA 82 Garber’s Addition

and PSA 117, Olmsted.

Monday, October 17th, the KID primary US Bureau of Reclamation Chandler Pumping Station will shut down at 7:00 a.m.  By 12:00 p.m. The north and south Amon Pump will be shut down affecting Kennewick areas first including: Panoramic Heights, PSA 163, Canyon Lakes, and PSA 195, Sage Crest.

After 12:00 p.m., PSA’s that are off the KID Main Canal will be shut down including PSA 42 Snyder’s Addition, PSA 166 Rolling Hills Estates,  PSA 171, Country Meadows and PSA 188 Canyon View.

Tuesday, October 18th, pump technicians will turn off all other PSA pump stations by end of business day.

Note:  Shut down of the system will be completed by Tuesday the 18^th, but it takes days for water to leave all parts of the canal.  Now is the time to winterize your system; see our fall newsletter for tips!  This is an important time to be diligent about children and pets as the banks are slick and the canals are still dangerous!

KID‘s Water Rate Advisory Committee (WRAC) will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on July 25th at the Benton PUD Auditorium in Kennewick located at 2721 W. 10th Avenue. The public is invited to attend and ask questions to learn about proposed policy amendments that will guide the assessment of condominiums, townhouses, and small lots.

The Committee has spent several months examining the issues specific to the assessment of condominiums and townhouses. There are 410 townhouses located in fourteen projects, and 653 condominiums in twenty-eight projects located on irrigable lands in the District, including common area tracts and multi-story condominiums. “The Committee is interested to hear what the owners of condominiums and townhouses have to say,” said Committee Chair Kirk Rathbun.

The WRAC is a five member citizen committee formed by the KID Board in 2009 to review the cost of service study and make recommendations to the KID Board on assessment related issues. The Committee’s meetings are open to public, and public comments are welcome. Prior meeting minutes and meeting materials can be found on the web at www.kid.org. Written comments can be submitted to the Committee via email to info@kid.org.