Talent Irrigation District We plan to start flushing water through the Upper West and Fredericks laterals on Wednesday April 30th to get them ready for the season. We will be ready to start making water deliveries on May 7th. If you are ready to start using water, call the office on or after May 6th and we will … Read more
We are fortunate to have had a very wet winter with a lot of snow, which has come close to filling all three of our reservoirs. They are currently at a combined storage capacity of 91%. This does not mean we are going to be wasteful with our water use. Everyone needs to use the … Read more
We expect to have a good water supply for the McDonald System this year due to the high snowpack. We do not have any estimate of when the season will begin. As long as we keep receiving rain and snow, we will hold off on startup. We will update the website when we start to … Read more
The water supply is looking very good this year. In fact, it is better than it has been in the last 7 years. We do not have an estimate of when the season will begin. As long as we keep receiving rain, and snow, we will hold off as long as possible to start. We … Read more
The annual irrigation bills were mailed out on January 31, 2025. If you do not receive your bill by February 14th please give the office a call at 541-535-1529 and we can send you a copy. The bills are due by April 1st. If they are not paid by April 1st, a $25 late fee … Read more
The Board of Directors made the decision at the September 3, 2024, board meeting that we will be shutting the water off for the season on Monday, September 16th. The lower end of some canals may have water in them until Tuesday, while it drains down through the system. We would like to thank everyone … Read more
The district has been receiving inquiries about when the irrigation season will end this year. It was the consensus of the Board of Directors at their regular board meeting in August to shut down the irrigation in mid-September. The exact date will be decided at the September board meeting. The Board knows it is important … Read more
We are continuing moss removal operations on the East Main Canal the week of August 5th, and will continue throughout the rest of the week. The machine is working from East Nevada Street upstream. There can be interruptions in service during the moss removal process so we ask that you please be patient during this … Read more
UPDATED 7/26/24 @ 10:56 A.M. The private crossing issue has been temporarily resolved, and we have brought the canal flows back up. POSTED 7/23/24 @ 5:55 A.M. As of late yesterday afternoon, we had to reduce the flow in the East and West canals due to issues with a private road crossing. With the reduced … Read more
We were notified this morning by the Jackson County Watermaster that the flow has dropped off in the creek and he is regulating the district off the system today. With that said, we will be shutting the entire McDonald System off just after noon today, Monday, July 15th, 2024.