WATER SHUT OFF DATE FOR THE 2026 IRRIGATION SEASON
The District will be shutting the water off for the season some time the first week of September. We will update the website with a specific date once we get closer to the end of August.
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Annual bills were mailed out on January 22, 2026
The annual irrigation bills were mailed out on January 22, 2026. If you do not receive your bill by February 14th please give the office a call at 541-535-1529 and we can send you a copy. The bills are due by April 1st. If they are not paid by April 1st, a $25 late fee … Read more
MOSS REMOVAL ON THE EAST MAIN CANAL AUGUST 5TH, 2024
We are continuing moss removal operations on the East Main Canal the week of August 5th, and will continue throughout the rest of the week. The machine is working from East Nevada Street upstream. There can be interruptions in service during the moss removal process so we ask that you please be patient during this … Read more
Water Supply Update – March 20, 2023
The water supply news for March is looking much better than it did the last two years. The following is a comparison of the reservoir levels on March 20, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Howard Prairie 11,659 5,227 4,733 16,854 16,947 Hyatt Lake 2,770 1,849 2,681 7,685 2,991 Emigrant … Read more
WATER SUPPLY UPDATE
As of April 5, 2022, the water supply is still approximately 3,300 acre feet below where it was at this time last year. The combined storage in the three reservoirs of Howard Prairie, Hyatt Lake and Emigrant Lake is 13,155 acre feet or 12% of capacity. We currently have approximately 25 days of water to … Read more
Newsletter Fall 2015
WATER SUPPLY INFORMATION As we all know, it was an extremely hot and dry summer and one of the harshest droughts on record. In order to make the water supply last as long as possible, the District did not begin making water deliveries until May. At that time the District anticipated shutting the irrigation water … Read more
Newsletter Spring 2015
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE DROUGHT As of May 1, 2015 the individual reservoir capacities were as follows: Howard Prairie: 25,239 acre feet or 41% Hyatt Lake: 6,967 acre feet or 43% Emigrant Lake: 33,931 acre feet or 87% Overall we are at about 57% of pooled capacity which is roughly 69% of normal for this … Read more
Newsletter Fall 2014
WATER SUPPLY INFORMATION As we all know, it was an extremely hot and dry summer. In order to make the water supply last as long as possible, the District did not begin making water deliveries until May. At that time the District anticipated shutting the irrigation water off around September 15th. Fortunately we were able … Read more
Newsletter Spring 2014
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE DROUGHT As of May 20, 2014 individual reservoir capacities were as follows: Howard Prairie: 33,100 acre feet or 55% Hyatt Lake: 7,150 acre feet or 44% Emigrant Lake: 29,270 acre feet or 75% Overall we are at about 60% of pooled capacity which is roughly 75% of normal for this time … Read more
Newsletter Fall 2013
WATER SUPPLY INFORMATION The District ended the 2013 Irrigation Season on Friday, October 4th with the water being shut off to all canals. As everyone knows, this was an extremely hot and dry summer. The District started water deliveries and drawdowns on the reservoirs a month earlier than we had started for the last several … Read more