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Blowout at 1606 Anne
Sometime during the night on 5/19/23 to 5/20/23, The irrigation system sprang a major leak or blowout near the hydrant at 1606 Anne. As a result, the entire lateral was shut off. If you live on Anne (West side) or Sunset Hwy (East side) from addresses 1601 to 1699 or 1600 to 1700, you will…
All is well
The system is up and running with no known problems as of 7/21/23. The irrigation water quality has improved considerably since mid June. Ben and I have been cleaning the filters two and three times a week during the last of May and into June but beginning about July 1st, the need to clean filter…
Problem at 18th and Aurora
A leak in Aurora North lateral at the entrance to the apartments was discovered on 10/1/24. The Aurora North lateral will be off until the leak can be fixed. If you live on the East side of Aurora North of 17th or the North side of 18th between Sunset Hwy. and Aurora, you won’t have…
Valve Problem Update
On 4/23/23 a problem was encountered with the lateral valve feeding houses on Aurora (West side) and Anne (East side) from addresses 1600 to 1700. The problem is the lateral’s 3-inch gate valve started to leak from the valve body not the valve stem. The leaking problem is not able to be fixed without digging…
Water Turn-off for 2024
The practice for many years of the Wenatchee Reclamation District (WRD) is to shut off the canal system water that originates in Dryden, Washington sometime around the 10th of October. For 2024, the turn-off will be on October 11, 2024 per the WRD. It takes less than a full day for the canal to evacuate…