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Archive Home > 2006 > October > 30 > Piping saves river water

Piping saves river water

Swalley Irrigation District is starting to pipe its main canal

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
October 30, 2006

Irrigation season has come to a close in Central Oregon, and the canals that run through Bend and water the agricultural land in the region will be dry for the winter months.

But when irrigators start diverting water from the Deschutes River again in the spring, they'll be able to leave a little....

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