WATER START UP

The district has parts that are on order for siphon one. Parts are due in today 4/23/08. The parts have to be installed prior to water start up. After the parts are installed the siphons, one and two, have to be leaked checked. Providing everything checks out fine we should start flushing the canal the first part of next week being 04/28/08 again that is approximately. If there are further developments on, water start up, they will be posted on the Ditch News Page. Weather played a major factor this year on water start up. Como lake still has ice on it as of yesterday 4/22/08 and not much inflow as of yet.

“BIG DITCH MEETING”
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO WATER USERS WITH RIGHTS FROM
THE BITTER ROOT IRRIGATION DISTRICT

AN INFORMATIONAL PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 23rd AT 7PM AT THE BITTERROOT RIVER INN IN HAMILTON FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED REBUILD OF THE PIPE ONE SIPHON THAT CROSSES THE BITTER ROOT RIVER IN THE LICK CREEK AREA, SOUTH OF HAMILTON. THIS IS A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT STRONGLY ENCOURAGES ALL WATER USERS ON THE BIG DITCH TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. THE FOCUS OF THIS MEETING WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS REBUILD AS WELL AS WHAT THE TIME FRAME MAY BE FOR THIS PROJECT & POSSIBLE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION WORKS. YOUR PARTICIPATION AT THIS MEETING IS VERY APPRECIATED & OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE.