Solutions to our water supply and water quality problems require collaboration and balanced solutions. A number of local agencies and organizations have been working over the past several years creating a coalition of water agencies, cities, counties and environmental interests in the Kings River Basin to deal with the most pressing local water issues, namely groundwater depletion, supply reliabil
ity and quality. Since the early 2000s, the Kings Basin Water Authority has received over $55 million in state financial support for use toward planning activities and to construct projects that address groundwater, water conservation and efficiency, water quality, riparian habitat, flood corridors, and disadvantaged communities. The projects are located throughout the basin. The Integrated Regional Water Management Plan includes a combination of projects to improve the way water is managed for the future. Additional proposals identified in the plan include storm water projects, water banking projects, parkway projects and surface water treatment projects. These projects have been proposed as partnerships between member irrigation districts, cities, counties and environmental organizations.
