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
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.
We received notice today, July 9th, from the Jackson County Watermaster that when they measured the water yesterday on McDonald Creek, it is slightly above the amount where he would be regulating the water rights back to the year 1900, but expects to do so within the next couple days. With the reduced flow, there … Read more
We received notice on July 2nd, from the Jackson County Watermaster that he will be measuring the water on McDonald Creek on Monday, July 8th and potentially regulating the water rights back to the year 1900 by the end of next week. The district’s water right is dated 1915 so we are expecting to be … Read more
We started flushing water through the Upper West and Fredericks laterals this week to get them ready for the season. We will be ready to start making water deliveries the week of May 13th. If you are ready to start using water, call the office on May 13th or after, and we will notify the … 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, 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
We will begin flushing water through the Upper West and Fredericks laterals the week of April 24th, and will begin making water deliveries the week of May 1st. Due to the amount of snow on the upper portion of the McDonald ditch, we currently only have access to the natural streamflows in Wagner Creek. Once … Read more
We were notified today from the Jackson County Watermaster that the flow has dropped off in the creek and he is regulating the district off of the system. With that said, we will be shutting the entire McDonald System off at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 14th.