Benton County Department of Public Works and Coumbia Irrigation District have entered into an Interlocal Agreement allowing to obtain material from the Owens Quarry.

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

Two Director Terms will expire December 31, 2011.  The positions are for District 4, South Oak to Haney Road and District 5, Haney Road to Columbia River.  Current Directors or anyone interested in a Director Position, who live within the boundary of the Division, can request a Declaration of Candidacy and Petition of Nomination for Election. The RCWs (Revised Code of Washington) listed below must be followed by the District: District Election RCW 87.03.075 – Petition for nomination …

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 …