Alta Irrigation District is located on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare, Fresno and a small portion of Kings Counties. The towns of Dinuba and Reedley are within the district’s boundaries. The district’s surface water supply is from the Kings River, with irrigation releases from Pine Flat Dam.
May 15, 2026
Dinuba, CA – Alta Irrigation District is issuing this supplemental notice regarding water orders to help clarify the timing on when landowners should place orders with their ditchtenders. Water orders for the 2026 Water Run may be placed on or after May 21.
Groundwater agencies in the Kings Subbasin maintained focus on their mission to bring balance to groundwater supplies, despite a below water average year in 2025 reported in this year’s SGMA Annual Report. The year wrapped with surface water supplies at 82% of the long-term average lessening opportunity to capture supplies for aquifer recharge as compared to the previous two years.
May 12, 2026
Dinuba, CA – Alta Irrigation District will begin diverting water from the Kings River on Wednesday, May 13, for the 2026 Water Run, with deliveries and water charges beginning on Wednesday, May 20.
