Talent Irrigation District This is just a friendly reminder that 2023-2024 Irrigation Season Fees are due April 1st. After April 1st, a $25 late fee will be applied to your account and 1.33% interest fees per month will begin accruing. Payments may be mailed to PO Box 467, Talent, OR 97540. You may drop your check, money order … Read more
The office is receiving calls asking when we are going to start the irrigation season. We do not currently have a start date, as it will depend on what happens with the weather. We hope to have a wet spring which will allow us to hold off as long as possible. However, if it turns … Read more
The district entered our new fiscal year on October 1, 2023 and it runs through September 30, 2024. As we are all aware, the cost of everything has increased considerably, which affects the operations of the district. We strive to keep costs down as much as possible, but we need to be able to keep … Read more
We are starting moss removal on the Upper East Canal today at Butler Creek Road and working upstream. The operation will continue through Thursday. There can be interruptions in service during the moss removal process so we ask that you please be patient during this time.
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, Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
McDonald Water Users Only – We received notice today, July 28th, from the Jackson County Watermaster that he will be measuring the water on McDonald Creek on Monday, July 31st and potentially regulating the water rights back to the year 1900. The district’s water right is dated 1915 so we are expecting to be regulated … Read more
The flow has dropped off dramatically in the creek so we need to begin rotating the canals. Currently our plan is to try and make it to Monday, July 31st to start the rotation. We will begin with the rotation on the Upper West at 7:00 AM on Monday July 31st for the first week, … 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 held on Tuesday, July 11th to shut down the irrigation system on Friday, September 15th, unless we happen to receive an ample amount of precipitation prior … Read more
We began removing moss on the West Canal on July 24th from Dark Hollow Road upstream. There can be interruptions in service during the moss removal process so we ask that you please be patient during this time.
At the regular board meeting held this morning, May 9th, it was decided we will start making our first water deliveries on Monday, May 22nd. We will be working prior to this date on flushing the debris and soaking the canals in preparation for water deliveries. The canals need to be brought up to operating … Read more