6th Annual Holiday Safety Event
Join Us for Our 6th Annual Holiday Safety Event with a visit from Santa! A Festive Event for the Whole Family. And it’s all free! Event Highlights: Photos with Santa: Capture precious moments with Jolly Old St. Nicholas himself. Santa will also be handing out gifts to kids of all ages! (while supplies last!) Safety […]
Blood Drive 9/23/24
Kennewick Irrigation District Returns to Voluntary Watering Schedule
KENNEWICK, WA – Great news! Thanks to your incredible commitment to water conservation, the Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) is pleased to announce that the mandatory watering schedule implemented on July 7th, 2024, will be lifted effective Sunday, August 4th, 2024. KID asks customers to continue to water their lawns according to the existing voluntary watering […]
Mandatory Watering Schedule Now in Effect
KENNEWICK, WA – The Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) is implementing a mandatory wateringschedule beginning July 7th that will last at least through the month of July. While the district currentlyoperates on a voluntary schedule, worsening drought conditions necessitates this change to ensurecontinued water availability for all customers throughout the remainder of the irrigation season. Why […]
So, You Live in a Private Line Area
What is a Private Line Area? A private line area (PLA) consists of irrigation systems that were developed by the property owners or by the original land developer and is not owned, operated or maintained by Kennewick Irrigation District (KID). KID does provide irrigation water up to a KID owned delivery point but the operation […]
Reclamation announces Yakima basin May water supply forecast
Full Press Release | https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/news-release/4817
Statewide drought declared due to low snowpack and dry forecast
OLYMPIA – With winter’s snowstorms largely behind us and summer just weeks away, our state’s low snowpack and forecasts for a dry and warm spring and summer have spurred the Department of Ecology to declare a drought emergency for most of Washington. For more, please click on the link below: https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024-news-stories/april-16-drought-declaration
Operational Testing
OPERATIONAL TESTING | Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be conducting operational testing on certain systems throughout our district. Operational testing can only be performed on systems that have a water source, such as a pond. Each system generally takes 2-3 days to test, which will begin each morning and may […]
Reclamation announces Yakima basin March water supply forecast
Media Contact: Marc Ayalin 208-378-6203 mayalin@usbr.gov 986-226-1467 For Release: Mar 6, 2024 YAKIMA, Wash. – The Bureau of Reclamation’s March 2024 forecast of total water supply available for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will not fully meet irrigation demands this season. The early estimate of the Total Water Supply Available for the April–September period indicates senior water rights […]
Welcome Shane Leonard, Kennewick Irrigation District’s New District Manager
Kennewick, WA –The Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) is pleased to announce the hiring of Shane Leonard as its new District Manager. Leonard joined the KID team January 29th, 2024. Leonard comes to KID from the Roosevelt Water Conservation District (RWCD) located in Mesa, Arizona, where he has served as general manager for the past decade. […]