Oregon Society of Soil Scientists - Winter Meeting
Owyhee Watershed Council
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106 Owyhee St.
Adrian, OR 97901 Coordinator: Adena Green;
e-mail: agreenowc@qwestoffice.net phone: (541) 372-5782
The council meets every second Wednesday at 6:30pm in the winter and 7:30pm in the summer at University of Idaho Extension in Marsing ID.
The Hite Erosion Sediment Control Project was developed to decrease sediment loading in a drain ditch that flows into the Lower Owyhee River. The irrigation system consisted of dirt ditches with less than 40% irrigation efficiency and a field that required leveling to minimize erosion. The producer worked with the Owyhee Watershed Council and the Malheur Soil and Water Conservation District to replace dirt ditches with concrete ditches and laser level a field. The producer installed a diversion structure in the drain ditch leaving the property to collect sediment runoff from the irrigated fields. These improvements will increase irrigation efficiency and improve water quality.
Concrete irrigation ditch installed to reduce sediment loading in the Lower Owyhee River.