Irrigation modernization simplifies operations and helps communities deliver water more safely while reducing the workload on staff.
Irrigation modernization helps districts run smarter and safer by shifting from labor-intensive operations toward modern management tools and planned system performance.
Old Flume, Modern Emergency
What It Is
Supporting safer working conditions by reducing the need for manual interventions and mitigating the risks of natural disasters.
With improved controls and more reliable infrastructure, staff can spend less time responding to emergencies and more time running the system proactively, safely, and often remotely.
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The Difference Modernization Makes
In 2021, at the base of the Three Sisters mountains, the people of Deschutes County began to see drought conditions reminiscent of the region's worst drought year ever in 1977.
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Ditching the Ditch-Walking Way of Life
Without ditch walkers, water doesn’t make it to farms and the system gets damaged.
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The Impending Threat of the A Canal
One hundred years after it was built, the Klamath Irrigation District's A Canal now poses great risks to the homes and people of Klamath Falls.
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