- Now that irrigation season has ended ,the fun begins for our crew. The ditch riders and equipment operators are busy hauling rock and doing yearly maintenance along the canal , making sure we are in tip top shape for our 2020 water season.
- Water was shut off on October 12th. We would like to thank all our patrons for helping make it a successful irrigation season.
- A few changes happened In April. We hired a new equipment operator Mike J. Neal was the ditch rider for the east side , but now he has moved over to our Main Canal Patrolman!
- The 2019 irrigation season began April 24th, and end in October. Ditch riders will remain the same as last year with Jeff and Neal. You will find your ditch rider's name and phone number on your rotation schedule. Equipment Operators are Mike J. and Dennis.
- The Board of Directors have voted to increase rates by about 5% this year, which is $3 an acre. The increase is due to operational and materials costs increasing 8% or more. The EPID remains the least expensive District of it's size per acre in Southern Oregon. For more information, please read our Board Meeting minutes
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December Board Meeting is Tuesday the 10th @ 5:00 PM - 2429 Brophy Rd
Board Meetings are the
2nd Tuesday of each month.
Board meetings are open to the public and typically held the second Tuesday of each month at 5 pm at the District office. Upcoming meeting dates and times will be kept up to date on our website. Meeting minutes and agendas will be posted on the website, but are always available at the District office. Note: Approved board minutes will always have a 1 month posting delay.
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The crew is busy repairing and improving our delivery system.This is a good time to remind everyone to provide access by installing access gates , if you have a cross fence or property line fence crossing the ditch. In some cases a simple cowboy gate is all that is needed, and it's inexpensive to do. Providing continuous access along the ditch helps us do a better job of maintaining and delivering the water to everyone, and is also consistent with the rules and regulations of the District. To those who already have access gates on the ditch banks, thank you for helping us with this problem.
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It is the duty of every landowner to use care and avoid damages to District canals or other facilities. There are some ditches where landowner's livestock have repeatedly caused substantial damages to the District's irrigation ditch. The District's Legal Counsel advises that this amounts to a trespass for which the landowner is liable to the District for damages. The landowner will be charged for all damage repairs. See Rules and Regulations Handbook #27- Damages to Facilities. In order to reduce the possibility of repair charges from the EPID for the repair of damaged ditches, it is suggested that you not have livestock feeding or drinking along or near the irrigation ditch.
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Rogue Basin Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan:
Irrigation Districts are required to have a plan under the Federal Clean Water Act, under the direction of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), to help the local creeks meet state water quality standards in relations to bacteria, temperature, excess sediments, excessive aquatic weeds, etc. After coordinating with DEQ and the Rogue Valley Council of Governments, the District accepted the Rogue Basin TMDL Implementation Plan. The plan lays out specific criteria the District must perform and document on an annual basis what we are doing in our district to address our impact on water quality in the Rogue Basin.
