Water Orders for the 2026 Water Run

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. As the canal system is brought back into operation […]

Kings Digs Deeper on Projects During Less-Than-Average 2025 Water Year

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 […]

Initial Irrigation Cycle for the 2026 Water Run

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. Over the course of a season, the District may adjust entitlement schedules and cycles based on available water supply. […]

$1 Billion in Funding Available for Specialty Crop Growers Through USDA Assistance Program

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Chad Wegley Phone: (559) 591-0800 Email: cw@altaid.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2026 $1 Billion in Funding Available for Specialty Crop Growers Through USDA Assistance Program Growers Must Report 2025 Crop Acreage by March 13, 2026, Deadline DINUBA , CA – Specialty crop growers may be eligible for financial assistance through the […]

Alta Irrigation District and its upper Kings River partners featured in ACWA newsletter for recharge and water resiliency efforts

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Marc Limas Phone: (559) 591-0800 Email: ml@altaid.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2025 DINUBA, CA – Alta Irrigation District (Alta) was featured in the Association of California Water Agencies’ (ACWA) March newsletter for its efforts in the Upper Kings River Community Water and Climate Resiliency Program, a collaborative initiative between Alta, Fresno, […]

Kings Groundwater Agencies Continue to Hit Major Milestones under State’s Groundwater Law, Protecting Locally Led Efforts

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Justin Mendes Phone: (559) 240-4281 Email jmendes@northforkkings.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2025 FRESNO, CA – Local agencies in the Kings Subbasin have once again met a major milestone under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), ensuring groundwater management remains in local leaders’ hands. The seven Groundwater Sustainability Agencies in the Kings […]

10 Years of SGMA: How the Kings Subbasin GSAs Worked Together for Sustainability

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was signed into California law in 2014, marking a decade of efforts toward groundwater sustainability. To commemorate this milestone, Alta Irrigation District is highlighting the collaborative efforts between our groundwater sustainability agency (GSA), Kings River East, and the six other GSAs that form the Kings Subbasin. Much of the […]

USDA Deputy Secretary and Congressman Costa visit Central Valley to tour Alta, Upper Kings River groundwater recharge projects

On August 1st, Alta Irrigation District (Alta or District) General Manager Chad Wegley, in collaboration with Bill Stretch, Fresno Irrigation District and Phil Desatoff, Consolidated Irrigation District, led a tour of a local groundwater recharge basin for USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Congressman Jim Costa. During the tour, they emphasized the importance of […]