WATER SUPPLY NOTICES
Lower Tule River Irrigation District Water Supply Notices
May 16, 2023
Based on the current projected water supply and projected cashflows for the remainder of the year, including the unexpected system repair costs due to flood damage, at their May Board meeting, the Lower Tule Board set the summer water rates at $85 per acre-foot, beginning June 1. The current projection is that water deliveries will continue until sometime in October.
As always orders must be placed by 9:00 am for next day delivery.
As always if there are any questions please call the office.
Sincerely,
Eric Limas
General Manager
Archived Water Supply Notices
Pixley Irrigation District Water Supply Notices
May 19, 2023
The Board, at its May meeting, set the summer water rate at $100 per acre foot. As long as Millerton Reservoir continues in Flood Control operations, the water is available for landowners to purchase and recharge for groundwater credits. In the coming months, the Board will also be identifying a block of water, recharged by the District, to potentially be made available for purchase by landowners where there is no District distribution system.
As always, the Board will be continue to monitor the available water supply and water rates on an ongoing basis.
As always if there are any questions please call the office.
Sincerely,
Eric Limas
General Manager
Archived Water Supply Notices
Tea Pot Dome District Water Supply Notices
March 10, 2023
After taking into account a positive weather outlook and 100% Class 1 Friant water supply, the Board of Directors, at the March Board meeting set the 2023/2024 water allocation at 2.15 acre-feet per acre.
With the District cost of delivery, and with much deliberation, due to the extreme dry conditions from the 3 previous water years, the Board set the water rate for the West turnouts at $155 per acre-foot and the East turnouts at $180 per acre-foot.
Also attached is a copy of the 2023 Rules and Regulations approved at the February Board of Directors meeting.
As always, please call the office, 559-686-4716, if you have any questions.
TPDWD Rules and Regulations 2023/2024
Sincerely,
John Michael Domondon
District Engineer
Archived Water Supply Notices
February 7, 2023
The Teapot system and the Friant Kern Canal are back in service.
You can begin placing orders. Deliveries will start Thursday morning, February 9. You must place an order by 9:30 am on February 8, to receive water February 9.
Below are reminders on rates and carryover:
1) The current water rate, through February 28 is $400/AF. The Board will be reviewing the Post March 1 water rate at their February meeting.
2) Back in October, some landowners signed up for carryover water beyond March 1, subject to the following conditions;
- Landowners must have unused 2022 allocation in their account to be eligible.
- Landowners must sign up with the District by 10/26 to carryover water.
- The carryover water will be the first water used in 2023.
- The rate for the carryover water will be $400/acre-foot
- During flood operations at Millerton Reservoir, carryover water is the first water spilled from the Reservoir.
As always, please call the office, 559-686-4716, if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Eric Limas
General Manager
Vandalia Water District Water Supply Notices
Archived Water Supply Notices
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The Lower Tule River & Pixley Irrigation Districts main office is located in Tipton, California, with shop offices in Pixley and Woodville, California as well.
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