Company Profile
The Kinneloa Irrigation District was formed in October 1953 by Resolution of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. It operates under the rules and regulations of Division 11 of the State of California Water Code and is not under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. A five member publicly elected Board of Directors serves as the governing body.
In 1974, an improvement district was formed with the addition of the Mira Loma, Canyon Mutual and Osborn Water Companies to the KID. This added 225 services to the 190 existing services at that time.
In 1978, Falzone Development constructed 24 new homes on Villa Highlands and Villa Knolls.
In 1983, Nordberg and Neimeyer developed the area know as Hastings Heights and there are 27 homes in this development.
In 1990, 48 town homes were built by Dove Creek Development at a site near New York Drive and Altadena Drive.
In 2003, 21 building sites were completed in the Kinneloa Canyon area known as Kinneloa Ridge by Diamond-Segundo Development. Additionally several individual lots have been developed to account for the 600 present metered services.
Our Customers
The customers of the Kinneloa Irrigation District (KID) offer a varied profile. Most of our 600 metered customers are residential. The average household numbers 2.8 persons, some of whom own horses in this wooded community. The ages of homes vary widely, from 100 year old single-family houses to a 48-unit townhouse complex that was built in 1989. We have over 100 homes that were rebuilt after the 1993 Firestorm. The newest addition to our family of customers are the 21 new homes in the Kinneloa Ridge area.
In addition, KID serves a few commercial customers that include The Church of Christ; Los Angeles County Fire Station 66; Magic Growers Nursery; High Point Academy: the Los Angeles County Flood Control and the Eaton Canyon Equestrian Center. The KID also supplies water for fire protection in its service area.
Residents are well represented by nine active homeowner associations: Dove Creek; Hastings Heights: Kinneloa Canyon; Kinneloa Estates; Kinneloa Mesa; North Kinneloa Ranch; Pasadena Glen; Sierra Madre Villa; and Kinneloa Ridge.
System Description
General
The KID is divided into two distinct geographic areas. They are the east service area and the west service area, which is generally divided by the Wilcox Canyon watercourse. The east and west areas are connected by pipelines between the Holly Booster Pump Station, the East Tank and the Vosburg Booster Station. Within each service area are several pressure zones which are serviced by a piping network, reservoirs, booster pump stations, wells and horizontal water tunnels.
Water Sources
The KID owns and operates two water wells which are the primary source of water for the District. The Wilcox and K-3 Wells supply the Wilcox and Eucalyptus Reservoirs. Both wells pump from the Raymond Basin from which the District has a 516 acre-feet adjudicated pumping allowance. Both wells are equipped with deep well, oil lubricated, vertical turbine pumps. The KID also owns and operates nine water supply tunnels which were originally constructed by hand in the 1800's to serve the ranches in the area. Tunnel flow rates vary according to the time of year and the annual rainfall and are capable of supplying anywhere from a few gallons per minute up to a hundred gallons per minute or more.
Interconnections and Emergency Equipment
The KID currently maintains and operates six emergency interconnections with the City of Pasadena which can deliver water to the Vosburg and Eucalyptus Reservoirs. The KID has two trailer-mounted diesel-powered portable booster pumps and four trailer-mounted diesel-powered portable generators for emergency operations at District facilities in the event of a power or pump failure.
Reservoirs
The KID operates and maintains ten water storage reservoirs at elevations ranging from 940 feet to 1,637 feet with a total capacity of approximately 4 million gallons.
Booster Pumping Facilities
The KID operates and maintains six booster pumping facilities to move water into the six pressure zones in the system. They are the Eucalyptus, Sage, Holly, Vosburg, Glen and Wilcox facilities. Horsepower of the pumps range from 20 to 75 HP depending on location and purpose.
Pipelines
There are approximately 70,000 feet of transmission and distribution mains in the KID service area. Piping materials include, galvanized steel, AC, PVC and ductile iron and range in size from 2½" to 12" in diameter. There are approximately 100 fire hydrants providing flows of between 750-2500 gpm with a 20 psi minimum residual.
Management and Operations
Staff
General Manager -- Melvin L. Matthews
Administrative Assistant -- Shirley Burt
Facilities Supervisor -- Chris Burt
Facilities Operator -- Brian Fry
Facilities Operator -- Chris Mellinger
Groundskeeper -- Felix Galindo
Board of Directors
Steven Sorrell
Timothy Eldridge
Gerrie Kilburn
Richard Barkhurst
Frank Griffith