Why Filter CID Water? Many of you have asked for help with filtrating CID water.  I will do my best to answer some of the most asked questions. My recommendation is to always have your pocket book in mind, giving you the most “bang for the buck”. Water filtration is important for all irrigation systems. As you probably know, CID takes water from the Yakima River. Runoff from the Cascade Range carries all sorts of debris down the river.  From March to June you are more likely to have silt …

Columbia Irrigation District, is providing public notice that it will be applying aquatic herbicide to its irrigation canals in accordance with Washington State Department of Ecology, Permit No. WAG-991000.  The purpose of the herbicide application is to minimize aquatic weed growth to maintain unrestricted water flow within the delivery system.  Treatment will be to the entire irrigation system within the boundaries of Columbia Irrigation District located in Benton County, Washington.  Pesticides …

If you are interested in receiving irrigation water and you live East of 58th and north of Paradise, please contact CID at 586-6118 or through our website with your name, property address and phone number.   Estimated Cost $800 - $1000/acre

This is a good time of the year to share with you the importance of water conservation and not overusing your annual water allotment.  As Columbia Irrigation District (CID) expands and more irrigable acres are served, we rely on you to be responsible stewards. In order to be good stewards you will need to understand two important CID standards: 1) Your Annual Water Allotment, 2) Your Instantaneous Usage.  Each plays a very important part in making sure water distributions are reliable and are an …

Down the Pipeline, I thought I would take this opportunity to discuss with patrons the dangers and damages of cross connecting your supplied source of drinking water (aka potable water) with Columbia Irrigation District (CID) "dirty" irrigation water.  Our suspicion is that at least 200 households and/or farms are currently cross-connected and probably don’t even know they are at risk. What is a cross-connection? A cross-connection is any temporary or permanent connection between a public …