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The Clifton/CDOT [I70 Business east, past Clifton Elementary School & 1st St/32 1/2 Rd] construction project will be 10/22-11/24 – irrigation will be intermittent and you’ll need to be patient as this project progresses

The Next PID Board Meeting will be Thursday, May 02, 2024 @ 7p.m. – Board meetings are usually held the first Thursday of each month, generally, at 7pm at the PID Office, there are exceptions . Anyone wishing to address the Board needs to contact the Office Manager at least one week prior to the Board Meeting  in order to be placed on the agenda.  Please check our “Meetings” tab to view the current Agenda. The December Board Meeting date is dependent upon the date of the District Board election. [updated website 04/07/24]

WATER IN 2024 – PID will tentatively start filling the Price Ditch the week of April 08, 2024. The P-Laterals/west of 32 Rd will tentatively start filling the week of April 18, 2024. [website updated 03/11/24]

***On your Mesa County Real Estate Property Tax Notice 2022 due in 2023 [received in Jan 2023], you’ll notice a SPECIAL ASSESSMENT $ [varies with size of parcel from $75, upwards] – this is for the Palisade Irrigation District Irrigation Water Assessment [THIS IS NOT A TAX, BUT AN ASSESSMENT FOR IRRIGATION WATER] and is paying the 2023 Water Assessment.  If you call the Mesa County Assessor’s & Treasurer’s offices, regarding this Special Assessment, the staff will direct you to call PID for further information on the line item. We hope this explains, but PID has no control over the wording or printing of the notices from Mesa County.  Assessments for the first acre and less are $75 per year. Rates for any acreage above the first acre is $21 per acre or fraction thereof.  11/2023 there are 8441 parcels of 1acre or less & of those 771 parcels that have more than 1 acre and the 2024 water assessments total $701,568.  ***MC Property Valuation example 2021 [PDF]

Palisade Irrigation District’s operating hours are Monday-Friday. Office & PHONE hours are 9am-3pm , with exceptions.  Our Office phone number is 970-464-4700 .When we are unable to answer the phone, please leave a message [with our message service] with your name, address and phone number, with a detailed message and we will contact you on the next business day.  Please be patient and polite with our message service, as they are in place to help us serve water users. Please remember that after the weekend, we have many return calls to make and we will contact you in order. If you call & leave a message or email AND request a return call, please NOTE – you’ll want to answer during the time you have contacted PID; if you have blocking on your phone line, we will be unable to contact you. We will not answer blocked/anonymous/private calls, so please unblock before calling. PID field techs work M-F from7am-3pm and one is on call for after hours and weekend emergencies. Please be patient. We  WILL NOT release our Field Techs cell numbers.

If you want to visit the office in person, please call and make an appointment so we can plan for your visit.

FOR ALL UPDATES ON IRRIGATION WATER DELIVERIES OR OUTAGES, PLEASE CLICK ON THE “OUTAGE UPDATE” TAB AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE OR SEE OUR NEWS SECTION LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE ! .

OPEN DITCHES – The District is not responsible for operating or maintaining open ditches.  Those that use or can use those ditches are responsible for preparing them for the irrigation season by April 1st.  This includes cleaning them from trash, debris, weeds and sediment.  If a ditch is not ready to accept water by April 1, the District may refuse to deliver irrigation water.

 As a reminder, underground District valves are not to be operated by non-District personnel. – THANK YOU

PID is not responsible for operating private systems .  However if property damage is occurring due to over-topping head or tail ditches, plugged or broken pipes or drains the District must turn off the District water-source until repairs to the private system are complete.

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The Palisade Irrigation District delivers irrigation water from the Colorado River to a wide variety of agricultural enterprises in the eastern portion of the Grand Valley of west-central Colorado. Within the District you can find world-acclaimed vineyards and orchards including pear, peach, apricot, cherry, and apple. Hay, corn, alfalfa, vegetable farms, and hops are also grown.

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