Our irrigation water enters the property on the northeast corner of the orchard. From there, we have a concrete ditch box that sends the water either west to irrigate the orchard and front pasture, or east to irrigate the back cedars pasture. On the property above ours, there is a gate right by where our ditch comes in, and the neighbors’ cattle are always disfiguring it. When it gets smashed, we lose water.
One of our tasks this winter is to put in new culvert pipes while the cows are gone. That way, the cattle cannot destroy it.
The first attempt leaked around the last joint, but Ken got it fixed. The final installation looks great. We won’t know for sure how it all works until next summer when full irrigation water comes through the ditch. For now, for winter stock water, it’s a big improvement.