C&E Trenching has completed construction on HID’s new pump station where the Tail of the A-Line merges into the Maxwell Canal. This project was funded by FEMA and Oregon Emergency Management. This pump station was built to mitigate for a quarter mile stretch of the Maxwell Canal that was severely eroded away during the 2019 and 2020 Flood events in the Umatilla River.
The repairs to the M Line were completed over the weekend and the water was released on Monday morning to charge this line. However, after water was released, the M Line broke in a different location further upstream. HID immediately turned off the water to the M Line and reduced the water in the Maxwell canal. The Crew is working to set the forms and concrete will be delivered and poured on Wednesday. We anticipate water to be released into the M Line on Friday. HID knows that this is not an ideal situation and we are working very hard to get water to your dry parcels. We will keep you updated on the progress of the repair and will answer any questions you may have.
Repairs to the M-Line are on schedule. Crews are pouring concrete this morning. We are also releasing 92 cfs from Cold Springs Reservoir and charging up the rest of the system so that dry areas will charge up quickly when we release the water to the M-Line. We will have that line open by Monday morning.
The Barton and Minnehaha Pump Station’s as well as the Angus Acres Line have been started.
The following areas have irrigation water running: The A-Line, the Upper end of Maxwell Canal on the west end of town, the B-Line, the D-Line, the G-Line, I-Line, the R-Line and connecting Z-Line.
The L and LA Lines are expected to be restored by noon today. The Minnehaha and Barton Pump Stations should be on tomorrow morning. The H-Line is down for repairs and may be back on tomorrow.
There is a major break on the M-Line near Ott Rd & Moe Ln. Crews worked on this area for weeks during the maintenance season, but the 100 year old concrete pipe failed. Crews and professional consultants will be working to fix the problem, but it could take up to a week to get materials and complete the repairs. This will prevent us from getting water to about one-third of the system. M-Line feeds the MA, ME, O, OA and OB Lines. We will not be able to get water to the northwestern portions of our system until the line is fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please know that we are doing all that we can to get water restored.
Water has been turned into the G Line and is now charging.
The M Line is going down for repairs. This will postpone the charging of the ME Line and the O Line. Once the crew can assess the damage, HID will give an estimated time for repairs.