Kings River Water Quality Coalition

What Kings River Water Quality Coalition does

Kings River Water Quality Coalition is a California joint powers agency established in 2009 by irrigation districts and water companies in the Kings River service area to deliver regulatory compliance services under the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP). The Coalition represents 28 member irrigation districts and water companies across the Tulare Lake Basin Area and Central Valley, providing representative surface water quality monitoring, representative groundwater quality monitoring, aggregated management practices and nitrogen management reporting, Groundwater Quality Management Plan implementation, and member outreach and education.

The Coalition's technical core is the Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP) system, comprising a pre-season INMP Worksheet (delivered in PDF and Excel) for parcel-level planning and a post-season INMP Summary Report submitted through the Member Portal at krwqcmemberlogin.com. It also co-developed crop-specific A/R Acceptable Ranges with 12 other Central Valley coalitions and collaborates with 6 partner coalitions in the Southern San Joaquin Valley MPEG Committee to implement the Management Practices Evaluation Program. Staffing is administered through an agreement with the Kings River Conservation District in Fresno, supplemented by multilingual (English, Spanish, Hmong) newsletters, workshops, webinars, and virtual appointments.

The Coalition is a non-profit funded through annual membership dues priced at $3.09 to $3.64 per acre depending on groundwater priority designation, plus a $30 admin fee that bundles the $1.55/acre State Water Resources Control Board fee. This pricing is dramatically lower than individual Regional Board permits ($750 per farm plus $5.00/acre per year). The Coalition also received a $24,085,366 USDA award on 2024-10-29 and works closely with CDFA, UC ANR, and USDA NRCS for member training and Technical Service Provider certification.

Name

Kings River Water Quality Coalition

Legal name

Kings River Water Quality Coalition

Website

https://kingsriverwqc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kings River Water Quality Coalition is a California joint powers agency that helps 28 member irrigation districts and water companies in the Central Valley comply with the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program through INMP planning, regional monitoring, and aggregated nitrogen management reporting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Water Quality Compliance Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Watershed/Source Water & Raw Water Quality Monitoring (intakes, reservoirs, groundwater) (EUANAJAH), Water-Smart Irrigation & Water Stewardship (Drip/Micro, Scheduling, Water Harvesting) (AFAGAMAD)

Keywords

• Water quality compliance
• Irrigated lands regulatory
• Nitrogen management planning
• Agricultural coalition membership
• Groundwater monitoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The Coalition operates as a non-profit joint powers agency funded through annual membership dues based on acreage and priority designation. Dues cover representative surface water quality monitoring, groundwater quality monitoring, aggregation of management practices reporting, nitrogen management, Groundwater Quality Management Plan implementation, and member outreach and education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Kings River Water Quality Coalition is a joint powers agency that provides regional farmers and growers with cost-effective regulatory compliance services under California's Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP). Its core offering is the Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP) system—comprising pre-season planning worksheets and post-season summary reports—delivered through an online Member Portal. The Coalition conducts aggregated surface water and groundwater quality monitoring, nitrogen management reporting, and member outreach on behalf of its members.

Product overview

Kings River Water Quality Coalition operates as a joint powers agency providing regional farmers with regulatory compliance services under the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP). The core offering consists of the Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP) system, which includes the INMP Worksheet for pre-season planning and the INMP Summary Report for post-season reporting. These tools are accessed through the Member Portal, which enables members to submit compliance data and access educational resources. The Coalition also conducts regional surface water and groundwater quality monitoring on behalf of members, and provides workshops, training, and newsletters to support grower education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plan (INMP)

Quantifiable outcome

• Growers pay reduced State Water Resources Control Board fee of $1.55/acre through coalition membership versus higher individual permit fees
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kings River Conservation DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Staffing of the Coalition is administered through an agreement with the Kings River Conservation District located in Fresno. The Conservation District provides administrative and operational support to the Coalition.
• Southern San Joaquin Valley MPEG CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Kings River Coalition partnered with 6 other coalitions to form the Southern San Joaquin Valley MPEG Committee. This partnership implements the Management Practices Evaluation Program (MPEP) in a scientifically sound and cost-effective manner to evaluate groundwater quality impacts from farm practices.
• California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDFA offers a self-paced online training program enabling growers to self-certify INMP Worksheets. The Coalition directs members to CDFA's training, continuing education, and fertilization guidelines resources.
• UC ANR (University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC ANR provides nitrogen and irrigation initiative resources, nitrogen removal data by crop, and guidance on irrigation water management. Coalition references UC ANR materials for grower education.
• USDA NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRCS provides technical support for nutrient management and adaptive nutrient management guidance. Technical Service Providers (TSPs) certified by NRCS can certify INMP Worksheets.
• 12 Other Central Valley Water Quality CoalitionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Coalition collaborated with 12 other water quality coalitions to develop A/R Acceptable Ranges for Central Valley crop varieties, establishing nitrogen use efficiency benchmarks across the region.
• Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control BoardcoreOthersThe Coalition operates under the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program established by the Regional Board. The Coalition submits reports including Surface Water Monitoring Program, Groundwater Quality Monitoring, and Management Practices Evaluation Program to the Board.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board: State regulatory body that establishes and enforces the ILRP General Order under which the Coalition operates. Not a peer in a competitive sense but the principal regulatory counterpart defining the Coalition's mandate and revenue model.
• California Farm Bureau Federation: Statewide agricultural trade association representing California farmers on policy, regulation, and compliance issues. Adjacent in that it advocates on the very regulatory frameworks (ILRP, SGMA) that drive coalition membership demand, though it does not directly compete for compliance service delivery.

Direct peers

• Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition: Coalition covering Sacramento Valley growers under the ILRP. Direct peer providing aggregated monitoring, member outreach, and nitrogen management services under the same state-level regulatory framework but in a different regional basin.
• San Joaquin County & Delta Water Quality Coalition: Coalition serving growers in San Joaquin County and the Delta region under ILRP. Direct peer offering ILRP compliance, INMP support, and surface/groundwater monitoring to irrigated agricultural members.
• East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition: Coalition representing growers on the eastern side of the San Joaquin Valley under the ILRP. Direct peer with similar INMP requirements, member-funded dues structure, and representative surface and groundwater monitoring obligations.
• Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition: Coalition operating in the Tule River basin within the Tulare Lake Basin Area. Direct peer providing ILRP coverage, INMP reporting tools, and groundwater quality monitoring to member growers in the same regional regulatory framework.
• Westlands Water Quality Coalition: One of the largest Central Valley coalitions serving growers in the Westlands Water District area under the ILRP. Directly comparable as a joint-coalition compliance organization providing aggregated monitoring, INMP support, and member dues-funded services to irrigated agriculture.
• Kaweah Basin Water Quality Coalition: Tulare Lake Basin coalition covering the Kaweah River service area. Direct peer offering ILRP compliance, nitrogen management, and member-driven water quality monitoring to growers in an adjacent subbasin to Kings River.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KingsRiverWQC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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