As you may have heard, the Jackson County Commissioners have asked the Governor to declare a drought for Jackson County. We had an extremely dry winter with little snow which now forces us to use our water that was carried over from the 2025 season. Without this carryover, we would be looking at an extremely short irrigation season. We need to use water as efficiently as possible this year to carryover as much reserve as possible. We never know if the upcoming winter will provide adequate water for next season.
We do not currently have a firm start date for the irrigation season but are looking to start water deliveries as early as May 4th if there is no precipitation, or May 11th if we receive more precipitation to delay the start. The earlier we start, the earlier we will end the season.