We have
been so fortunate this month to have received over three inches of wet and
wonderful rain throughout Penrose. Rain dances have been very successful, we
must have some over achievers.
We want
to announce and welcome our newest ditch rider, Megan Green that will
delivering water to the East side. Megan was born and raised in Penrose and is
familiar with surroundings as well as many people in Penrose. However, delivering
water is a very new experience for her. This being said; the training process
has been slower as Connie, our Superintendent was out for surgery and currently
in a recovery period. We are taking advantage of the assistance of two former
ditch rider’s and our current ditch riders to help her. Unfortunately, the
lines on the East side are mostly underground and have a unique method to
switch water from one box to another, so please, please be very patient as we
are making every effort to deliver water as best as possible. Megan has her own
cell phone number different than the usual sequential numbers it is 719-280
7816. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your
understanding.
The West
side and Middle Lines are delivering first irrigations with completions
upcoming. Due to the significant rain, when receiving irrigation water, the
ground is becoming saturated more quickly than usual leading to tail water
running on the roads. Please be aware of how much water is too much, contact
your ditch rider immediately when you are unable to control the water so it can
be moved. We realize this is a new problem, do not make any changes at the box
yourself, only the Ditch Rider should be making changes with the water. With
all the rain we have been receiving in our area, up North has had plenty of
rain also. The creek has been running over 100 c.f.s. for the last two weeks of
May. We have the Diversion gate open to receive the maximum water we can hold
in our system. Brush Hollow is currently at 86.5 on the lake gage. The weather
report for the following week shows continued chances of more rain. Penrose is
GREEN…and we are happy for it.
On a
different note, associated with rain…due to all the rain the grass and weeds
have grown quickly and mowing is taking place everywhere. PLEASE DO NOT POINT
YOUR MOWERS GRASS GUARD AT THE OPEN CANALS. GRASS IN THE CANALS NOT ONLY PLUGS
UP THE SCREENS, IT ALSO WILL PLUG UP THE GATES ON IRRIGATION PIPES. We have
been experiencing a significant amount of grass clippings in the canal, please be
mindful where your grass clippings are going. Thank you!
We are
thankful for the rain!
