Canals are not for play – stay away!
Today, our Public Relations Coordinator Shelbea distributed over 8,000 informational canal safety flyers to all elementary schools within the Kennewick School District. These flyers were created to help spread awareness on canal safety to students and parents. Please remember: Canals are not for play – stay away! For more information please visit: https://kid.org/your-kid/water-safety/ https://www.facebook.com/KennewickIrrigationDistrict/
Our Helping Hands Program
Our Helping Hands program is designed to assist seniors and low income customers in a time of financial need. This year, thanks to our customer donations and allocated KID funds (from late fee revenue), we’ve helped 51 customers pay a portion of their KID assessment bill. We are proud to be one of the only […]
Wise Water Wednesday Tip
Here’s our Wise Water Wednesday tip of the day! For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/KennewickIrrigationDistrict/
Child Safety is a Community concern
Child safety is a community concern. Together we can prevent a tragedy. As temperatures warm up we would like to remind you that canals are not for play – stay away! Drowning is the second leading cause of death in children between the ages of 5 and 14. Supervision can save a life! Kids should […]
Kennewick Fire Department help rescue a doe from KID canal
The Kennewick Fire Department helped rescue a doe from an irrigation canal at S Olympia and 47th Saturday morning. Fire crews at the scene say the deer likely slipped into the water while trying to get a drink and couldn’t get out. Once she was removed, with help from the Kennewick Irrigation District, they transported her away […]
Kennewick Irrigation District Anticipates Good 2018 Water Season
The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) released a preliminary forecast of a full water supply for Yakima Basin irrigation districts. The information received is an early estimate. Conditions and water available to KID can change throughout the season due to things such as lack of precipitation or increased air temperatures. Though KID is a […]
District Manager, Charles Freeman testifies before a Congressional Committee about the importance of Title Transfer
On Wednesday, February 14th- Charles Freeman, District Manager of Kennewick Irrigation District, testified before a Congressional Committee in Washington D.C. about the importance of transferring the title of the district’s canals and infrastructure from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to the district. The transfer would allow KID to take ownership of the canals and other […]
KID Board of Directors- Election Results
During Monday’s Board Meeting, Raman Venkata was declared elected to the Kennewick Irrigation District Director Position 2. The one year term will begin on January 2nd, when he will be sworn in during KID’s regularly scheduled board meeting at 9:00am. Raman Venkata will be replacing Jim Holmes on the Board. David McKenzie was declared for […]
Public Notice – Service Outage due to a pipeline leak on Edison Street
The Kennewick Irrigation District wants to notify the public and, especially, customers receiving water from the Edison Street Pipeline that we have experienced a leak in the pipeline under Edison Street. In order for the City of Kennewick to make the necessary repairs, they have asked the Kennewick Irrigation District to shutdown water delivery to […]
KID Water Off Date- October 13, 2017
The Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) would like to let customers know that the last anticipated date of water delivery will be Friday, October 13, 2017. On October 13th, KID crews will begin baseline testing. Baseline testing provides the opportunity to measure the amount of seepage from the canal. During testing, canals may appear to […]