KRD OFFICE INFORMATION

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HOURS: 7am to 5pm, Monday - Friday

(Office will be closed all major holidays.)

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Phone: 509.925.6158

Fax: 509.925.7425

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MAILING ADDRESS

PO Box 276

Ellensburg, WA 98926

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OFFICE ADDRESS

315 N Water St

Ellensburg, WA 98926

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WATER SUPPLY UPDATE, May 11, 2026 – On May 7, 2026, the Yakima Field Office released their May 1, 2026, forecast for Yakima Project Total Water Supply Available (TWSA).  The early estimate of the total water supply available for the May-September period indicates a proration rate of 52%. This 52% value remains unchanged from the early April forecast.

 

The current KRD landowner allotment for 2026 is set at 1.00 Cubic Feet per Second (or 2.0 acre-feet per assessed acre). This has not changed since it was set by the Board of Directors at their April Board Meeting. KRD will continue delivering water this year in a similar manner to how it has been allocated in past drought years. There will be an initial emphasis on the first cutting of hay and then KRD will ramp down daily diversions targeting mid to late August as the end of the 2026 irrigation season.

 

KRD will continue to monitor this emergency situation and share information as it becomes available.

 

Read more: Reclamation announces Yakima basin May water supply forecast

 

As a reminder, the KRD canal system and operational roads that surround them are for maintenance only. Please be safe, stay out of the canals and laterals as well as off the ditch bank roads.