The B-3 Line and the MA Line will both be down for repairs today.
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Public Notice
Water on County Roads is Prohibited per Oregon Revised Statute
Umatilla County Planning Media Release
368.256 Creation of Road Hazard Prohibited. (1) Except as authorized by the county governing body, an owner or lawful occupant of land shall not allow:
(a) Any water to overflow, seep or otherwise discharge from that land onto a public road under county jurisdiction including, but not limited to, water that is passing over the land, diverted from the land by an obstruction on the land, flowing from the land because of rainfall or discharged from an irrigation sprinkler or other device.
(b) Any structure, tree, drainage way, soil deposit or other natural or man-made thing on that land to present a danger to or create a hazard for the public traveling on a public road or facilities within the right of way of the public road by obstructing, hanging over or otherwise encroaching or threatening to encroach in any manner on a public road that is under county jurisdiction.
(2) A person is not in violation of this section if there is no reasonable method for the person to control, stop or remove the cause of the violation. [1981 c.153 §27]
Click the link below to review the entire Oregon Revised Statute 368 regarding : General Provisions for County Roads, Highways, Bridges & Ferries
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors368.html
4/17/18 Water Update
No major canal breaks, just a lot of broken valves.
Most of the lines are on, except for the Barton, Minnehaha, and OA.
We plan to turn on Angus Acres, the MA and Z Lines today.
Please check your valves!
4/13/18 Water Update
The Maxwell is still off today.
The L Line is still off for repairs and will hopefully be on by this afternoon.
Repairs have been completed on the M Line and it is being recharged and tested today.
The R Line is now up and running.
We will start charging and flushing the O Line today.
4/12/18 Water Update
4/12/18 Water Update: The Maxwell Canal is shut off until tomorrow morning. Repairs on the M & R Lines are being made today. We expect all three lines back on by tomorrow.
April 10 Water Update
Water is on its way.
The A Line is fully charged: The A Line is the main delivery lateral that runs East to West, from Cold Springs Reservoir to Feedville Rd.
We are now flushing the Maxwell Canal. The Maxwell is our second largest delivery lateral. It runs West to East., from Feedville Rd to Ott Rd.
Westside: The H & I Lines are charged.
Eastdside: The B, G and LA Lines are charged, along with parts of the L Line. (There was a blowout on the L Line late last night. It is being repaired)
Start-Up Update 4/9/2018
Manager Kirkpatrick spent the weekend chasing tumbleweeds and keeping the A Line clear as we flushed the main line. The crew will be busy with last minute maintenance projects, burning and spraying today. We will now begin charging the rest of the system starting with the B Line. We will keep you posted as other canals and lines are charged throughout the week.
2018 Season Start-Up
HID plans to start releasing water from Cold Springs in the next 24 hours. We will begin charging the system and if all goes well we hope to have water to everyone by the end of next week.