Day of a ditch rider
Nate Volkov pulls weeds out of the ditch and piles them up higher on the weed rack.
Nate Volkov adjusts the water for a farmer that is having back flooding issues.
Nate Volkov does paperwork inside the Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District pumping station at Winchester.
Nate Volkov locks up a weir on the top ditch of Quincy Block 73.
Nate Volkov organizes the water order cards for the day of June 14.
Nate Volkov measures how much water is going over the top of the weir into a farmers field.
Nate Volkov locks up a weir after sending water down a pipeline to a lower ditch.
Nate Volkov measures the stem sticking up out of the weir to ensure that the right amount of water is being sent down the ditch. The Trinidad Wasteway is in the background.
Nate Volkov adjusts the water for an orchardist.
Nate Volkov gives water to a farmer whose weir is along a weedy section of ditch.
Reporter learns about the role of a ditch rider in region’s irrigation system
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