That canal or ditch next to your back yard is not a convenient trash disposal system as a place to dump your lawn clippings, old tires, household trash, or debris from landscaping. That’s the message ...

The ditch irrigation system took a lot of maintenance and labor. Syphon tubes needed to be started quickly or the ditch would break out. Weeds and rodents were a problem for ditch irrigation. The ...

The source of water — and whether there’s enough to go around — is at the heart of concerns about a proposed agritourism development for some local residents and Garfield County officials. Nutrient ...

Every year, before the beginning of the irrigation system, ditch riders patrol the laterals that will carry water diverted from the Snake River to local fields, looking for weeds and trash that might ...