Projects Summary

The Farmers Irrigation District has been enthusiastic in its past, current, and future projects.

Past projects include: (Go to our Completed Projects page for more indepth review and photo galleries)

May Street (completed May 2006)
Muddy Creek (completed January 2006)
Emmons Pipe Project (completed November 2005)
Ditch Creek Project (completed November 2005)
Orchard Road Pressurized Pipeline (completed April 2006)
Belmont Pressurized Pipeline (completed May 2006)
Farmers Canal Flume and Headgate Rebuild (completed August 2008)
Reduced 34 unscreened hydroelectric and irrigation water diversions to 8 fully screened diversions
Returned 2,535 supplemental and 115 primary water right acres to in-stream flow
Provided agricultural producers with reliable water delivery in correct volumes
Introduced highly efficient irrigation techniques, using less water more often, resulting in better penetration, covering larger areas
Installed pressured pipe in 85% of our original canal and lateral systems
Converted 75% of residential users to microsprinkler technology with meters or gauges through the education and microsprinkler exchange program, reducing water use and costs by up to 300%
Installed soil moisture sensors for 30% of the District's growers
Placed 80,000 board feet of large woody debris at 12 sites on Green Point Creek to restore habitat, regain flood plains, increase complexity, enhance sinuosity, and increase natural in-stream storage
Planted 6,600 trees in the riparian areas of Green Point Creek
Installed 15 remote telemetry sites to monitor flow and control diversion
Eliminated 600 individual pump stations
Developed an innovative horizontal fish screen to manage debris and sediment without harming fish

Current projects include:

Lower Section Pressurization Project
Farmers Canal Pine Creek Water Conservation Project
Hydroelectric System Optimization Project

Future projects include:

Lowline Canal pipe project
Remainder of the Farmers Canal pipe system
Markham Road
Country Club Road