Irrigation District provides service updates

Irrigation water demands are beginning to decline and, as in past years, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District will soon scale back ditchrider service from six days to five days per week.

Full Saturday service will be provided through Sept. 3.

After that date, ditchrider service will only be available Monday through Friday and the Moses Lake and Othello Watermaster Offices will be closed on weekends.

Emergency phone numbers for after-hours and weekend trouble calls are listed under East Columbia Basin Irrigation District in Moses Lake, Warden and Othello telephone directories.

Additionally, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District announces the 2016 irrigation season will end for all East Columbia Basin Irrigation District Blocks on Monday, Oct. 24.

The final day for delivery changes will be Friday, Oct. 21.

On Oct. 24 ditchriders will close all farm unit and water service contract turnouts as they begin to drain the canal system.

Questions regarding Saturday deliveries and the shut off date can be answered by calling Craig Simpson at 488-9671.