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TID to provide plenty of water for local growers this year
Irrigation season slated to start March 30
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The 2017 irrigation season for Turlock Irrigation District customers will begin March 30. The district is encouraging farmers to use flood irrigation this season to help recharge the groundwater basin. - photo by Journal file photo
After five years of severe drought conditions, the Tuolumne River Watershed is in the midst of one of the wettest years on record. What this means for local growers is plenty of water this irrigation season, which Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to begin at the end of this month. Since the Tuolumne River Watershed has received 189 percent of average precipitation to date, TID is able to provide 48 inches of water per acre for the 2017 irrigation season.