Water Conservation Tip
Here’s our Wise Water Wednesday tip of the day! Tips are posted each week on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KennewickIrrigationDistrict/
Automated Control Gates
Our Engineering/Operations team are always researching innovative ways to keep the water moving. To provide a more consistent water delivery, KID has installed a number of automated control gates that allow for KID to fluctuate canal levels to meet our customers’ varied needs. These gates you see also helps us to save water! Stay updated […]
How to report burrowing animal activity
Our Vegetation Management crew are diligent about looking for any signs of ground squirrels near or along our canals and canal roads. Recently, they found these holes from ground squirrels in the area, the holes may begin small but over time can grow and cause great damage. Burrowing animals are an on-going challenge for irrigators. […]
Vegetation Management
During the water season our Vegetation Management team maintains algae, weed growth, burrowing rodents and monitors our water flows. In the video below, you will see a time and travel study that is completed with red tracer dye. Once poured, crews will watch to see how long the dye takes to travel through our canals, […]
Checking the water levels in our canals is a vital part of our district operations.
Checking the water levels in our canals is a vital part of our district operations. The amount of water in our canals can change throughout the day based on our customer’s water usage. To ensure our water levels are where they need to be to operate effectively, field staff are assigned to watch the canals […]
Tip of the day
Here’s our Wise Water Wednesday tip of the day! For more information on ways you conserve water visit: https://kid.org/your-kid/drought-information-2/ To stay updated on the latest news you can also visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KennewickIrrigationDistrict/
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 […]