About
Kings River Water Quality Coalition
The Kings River Watershed Coalition Authority (commonly known as the Kings River Water Quality Coalition) is a joint powers agency established by the irrigation districts in the Kings River service area. It is governed by a board of directors of landowners from each of the districts. Staffing of the Coalition is administered through an agreement with the Kings River Conservation District located in Fresno. The Coalition was formed in 2009 in order to provide growers within the region a cost-effective way to comply with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regulations. The Coalition conducts regional monitoring and reporting and assists members in compliance with the regulations. The Coalition is not the regulatory or enforcement agency.
General Order
On September 19, 2013, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) approved the Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Growers within the Tulare Lake Basin Area. The General Order addresses the discharge of waste from irrigated lands to groundwater and surface water. The requirements were subsequently revised on December 4, 2014; October 2, 2015; and February 9, 2016.
All irrigated lands within the Central Valley are now required to obtain regulatory coverage either through their Coalition or by getting an individual permit with the Regional Board.
You do not need coverage if your agricultural lands are:
- Not used for commercial purposes
- Not irrigated
- Covered by the General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies.
For more information on the General Order go to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board webpage by clicking here.
Coalition Reports
The Coalition is required to submit several reports to the Central Valley Water Board as part of the General Order Requirements.
- Surface Water Monitoring Program – Submitted
- Trend Groundwater Quality Monitoring Program – Submitted
- Groundwater Quality Assessment Report – Conditionally Approved
- Sediment Discharge and Erosion Assessment Report – Conditionally Approved
- Management Practices Evaluation Program (MPEP) Workplan – Conditionally Approved
- MPEP Group Agreement – Approved
Next Board Meeting
Date: August 20, 2024 **CANCELLED**
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Kings River Conservation District (Board Room)
Member Units
Alta Irrigation District
Burrel Ditch Co.
Clark’s fork Reclamation District #2069
Consolidated Irrigation District
Corcoran Irrigation Co.
Crescent Canal Co.
Empire West Side Irrigation District
Fresno Irrigation District
James Irrigation District
John Heinlen Mutual Water
Kings River Conservation District
Kings River Water District
Laguna Irrigation District
Last Chance Water Ditch Co.
Lemoore Canal & Irrigation
Liberty Canal Co.
Liberty Mill Race Co.
Lovelace Water Corp.
People’s Ditch Co.
Reed Ditch Co.
Riverdale Irrigation District
Southeast Lake Water Co.
Stratford ID
Tulare Lake Basin WSD
Tulare Lake Canal Co.
Tulare Lake Reclaimation District #761
Upper San Jose Water Co.
Agendas & Minutes
The April 21st KRWQC Board Meeting has been canceled.
The April 21st KRWQC Board Meeting has been canceled.
