Irrigation Upgrades

Did you know that the average irrigation system using handlines and impact sprinklers emits about 475,000 gallons of water per acre per year? A simple upgrade from handlines and impact sprinkers to polytubing and micro-sprinklers can drastically reduce water use. In an average Hood River valley orchard, the water saved each year by upgrading to an efficient irrigation system can translate to over a million gallons of water left in-stream for fish and wildlife. The District has written many grants to help landowners install these more efficient irrigation systems on hundreds of acres of cropland.