Private Ditch
- Maintained by all those who use that ditch.
- A clean ditch is more efficient and helps irrigation of ground to go faster.
- Ordering water 48 hours before you turn on OR off.
- Pay your water tax
- Report any violations such as: trash dumping into canal, canal bank alterations, fences or other structures being built in easement
- When 3 or more water users are on ONE private ditch (lateral) they must meet and elect a ditch rider.
Non maintained ditch
Ditch that was overgrown, then sprayed once with roundup
Before
After being sprayed with roundup
Non maintained ditch on right, cattle used to graze down grass, then results into cattle causing damage ditch bank witch then breached to neighbors property
