Irrigation Upgrades
High Flow Impact Sprinkler
Low Flow Micro Sprinkler
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.
