In the fall of 2021, The Deschutes County Commission approved an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment of $300,000 to the Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) for an On-Farm Efficiency Water Conservation Investment Program.
There was an application period and 15 landowners have been selected to receive up to $20,000 to upgrade and improve their irrigation system from flood to sprinkler. 11 financial agreements have been signed and 6 projects that encompass 50.5 acres have been completed and certified. The total cost for these 6 projects equated to $268,805.41. Each of the 6 landowners were reimbursed $20,000 for their project from DSWCD. These projects included the installation of: 6 wheel lines, 144 k-pods and appurtenances, 7 solid sets, 3 mini gun moveable sprinklers, 1 buried pop up sprinklers system, 4 pumps, 5 mainlines, and 3 ponds.
Before: flood irrigated
Before: flood irrigated
Before: flood irrigated
After: conversion to a Pod Irrigation System (k-line)
After: conversion to a Pod Irrigation System (k-line)
After: conversion to a Pod Irrigation System (k-line)
Riser to Wheel line
Mainline Riser
One way riser and valve box
Wheel line
Typical zone with pod line both sides of riser Pod line
Risers along mainline
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Website Accessibility Policy
Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
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we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
