Pressurized Subdivisions/Laterals

Farmer’s Union Ditch Company does not maintain the pressurized irrigation within subdivisions. While Farmer’s Union Ditch Company might actually provide the water to the pump station that pressurizes the water the HOA normally handles everything from the pump station into the subdivision. This includes maintenance of the system, billing, watering schedules, etc.

When you have a problem such as no water or too much water in your pressurized system you will need to contact the water manager for your Association.

Where several landowners share a headgate the principle of cooperative delivery also applies. It is impossible to deliver less than one-quarter c.f.s., so smaller users receive delivery together to ensure everyone gets their water. Subdivisions and laterals will often have a shared rotation schedule.

Water Rotation

Please note that Farmer’s Union Ditch Co. does not typically set water rotation schedules for water users in residential areas whether directly on the canal, in a lateral or in subdivisions. This is up to the water users themselves to organize. If you have questions on water rotation we advise you talk to your neighbors and/or homeowner’s association first. Your Ditchrider may know what the rotation schedule has typically been, but he does not generally set that schedule.