The 2023 irrigation season has been much better than in previous years. While we are still in a drought, we saw significant relief from the snowpack we received this winter. We did not make it to an average year storage-wise, yet we had water to work with. Currently, depending on the weather and demand, we are trending to make it to September 15- October 1. The Board and Management, after…

The Phoenix canal diversion has automation to maintain consistent flow targets that we set. Last night after midnight, a sensor failed and caused the headgates to our canal to shut all the way down. This was discovered at 7 am and corrected. There will be a big drop in the canal through the entire west side of the system. The farther downstream you are the longer it will take for the water to show…

We are running streamflow out of Little Butte Creek for frost protection rights and charging the canals. Despite the wet weather, we will push the water through the entire system. We want to get the canal flushed and ready for the season. We are paying extra attention to getting this water to the lower end of our system that did not see water last season. This will allow us to check for…