East Fork Irrigation District is located in the Hood River Valley, Oregon, providing service to many orchardists, farmers and homeowners. 

              

3/14/17 - EFID's crew has worked diligently to clean all of the canals to have them ready for the 2016 irrigation season which begins April 15, 2017.   Since there are still snow accumulations at higher altitudes, it is planned that natural drainage water will be introduced into several lower altitude canals that may supply orchardists with sprayhead.  It is expected that around March 27th water will be introduced into the Main Canal and Central Pipeline.  Water levels will continue to be raised and water will be incrementally introduced into all of the canals and pipelines of the system and will be ready for opening day of irrigation.

Snowpack on Mt. Hood:  Even though it seems that we have had abundant snow this winter, hydrologists have recorded snowpack levels on Mt. Hood at 98 percent of the 30-year average.  This year bodes well for stream flows.  It is hoped that these conditions have fully rehydrated our area and brought our five-year drought to an end.  Even though this could be the case, we still urge patrons to be conservative in their use of water.  Drought situations are bound to recur in the future so it is best to always irrigate using a conservative approach.  

 To help ensure that water levels are adequate for everyone's use, East Fork Irrigation District requires a 24-hour notice whenever large users (primarily orchardists and hay growers) turn on/off 50+ gallons per minute. This is a courtesy not only to the District, but also to other users in your area. If office staff is not available when you call, please leave a message on the message line. Messages are checked regularly throughout the week. It is also very helpful to indicate the number of sprinklers or gallons per minutes you are requesting. Turning on without notification causes drops in the canal level and turning off a large number of sprinklers can result in a canal overflow or breach.