Report provided by: Matthew Meadows, Assistant Watermaster The Army Corps of Engineers is increasing flood release targets starting Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 0400 hours from Pine Flat. The target in the South Fork will be increased from the current 2,000 cfs to 2,500 cfs in steps of 100 cfs per day for 5 days.…
Report provided by: Matthew Meadows, Assistant Watermaster Kings River Water Association The Army Corps of Engineers is increasing flood targets Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 0400 hours. The target in the South Fork at Army Weir will be increasing from 1,600 cfs to 1,700 cfs. Additionally, on Friday, March 31, 2023, the target into…
Kings River Conservation District’s 2022 Annual Report is now available for viewing. After a busy year, KRCD staff managed to accomplish many activities in the energy, environmental, and water resource sectors. One highlight of this past year is KRCD’s management of the Kings River levee system, “2022 has afforded us the opportunity to accomplish significant…
INCREASINGLY SERIOUS HIGH WATER prospects in what is shaping up to possibly be a record Kings River runoff season have led the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District to announce plans to begin a rare flood release into old Tulare Lakebed. The USACE decision Saturday will mean that flood release flows from Pine…
The Kings River Conservation District Board recently installed two new directors, Anthony Nonini and Jenifer Marshall. Anthony Nonini was seated on the Board in December 2022. Nonini is the owner of A. Nonini Ag services which provides Orchard & Vineyard removal and land development services to the Central Valley. In addition to his business, Nonini is…
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Kings River Conservation District (KRCD) Board announced on July 13, 2021, the appointment of David M. Merritt as KRCD’s new general manager. “I am very excited to lead this next chapter of KRCD and greatly appreciate the trust the Board of Directors has in me and look forward to working with and leading our team,”…
On June 24, KRCD was honored with the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Region 9 Outstanding Sustainable Engineering Project award along with Provost & Pritchard for the design and construction of the McMullin On-Farm Flood Capture and Recharge project. KRCD and Provost & Pritchard, in cooperation with Terranova Ranch Inc., and Bach and Associates, have planned…
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing $22,774,000 to help California agricultural producers respond to impacts of drought and other natural resource challenges through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This funding will be available through Conservation Incentive Contracts, a new option available through EQIP. As part of this program, growers can voluntarily implement conservation…
On November 13, 2020, the Kings River Conservation District and Tulare Lake Resource Conservation District received over $1 million from the Watershed Restoration Grant to carry out important levee work along the Kings River. The California Department of Conservation grant is funding the Kings River Conservation District Improvement Project, a project that involves the removal…