Benefits

Co-Location

Co-Location

Co-locating infrastructure can maximize outcomes from infrastructure projects.

A significant barrier to improving telecommunications and energy infrastructure in rural areas has been the expense associated with siting, rights-of-way, engineering, permitting, and installation. Irrigation modernization projects already cover most of these costs, making co-located fiber optic and electric distribution lines more feasible and cost-effective.

 

Modernization in Three Sisters: Then & Now

What it is
Irrigation districts across the West will install hundreds of miles of irrigation pipe in coming years. Installing empty conduit alongside pipelines allows for future fiber optic cable and/or electrical lines at significantly reduced cost.
Where It’s Been Done

East Fork Irrigation District

Resources
Benefits

More Benefits

  • RR

    Rural Resilience

    Sustaining generational transitions within farming communities.

  • FS

    Food Security

    A lifesaving asset for rural communities in fire suppression efforts.

  • DR

    Disaster Resilience

    A lifesaving asset for rural communities in fire suppression efforts.

  • DR

    Drought Resilience

    Proactively managing water resources before, during, and after drought conditions arise.

Benefits

The benefits of investment.

With our partner’s investments, we’re transforming the operational paradigm for irrigation districts in Oregon and across the West, moving new projects into construction and securing energy, agricultural, economic, and environmental benefits at a pace never before seen in this sector.

Our 2030 Targets