Ditchriders call in sick
The East Low Canal feeds much of the land served by the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District. At least one farmer told reporters that he has not seen ditchriders – those who maintain the irrigation canals – maintaining the canals and he was concerned that he would not get water in time to save some of the fields he’s planted. He asked that the Columbia Basin Herald not identify him because he was concerned about retaliation toward his farm.
Charles H. Featherstone/Columbia Basin Herald file photo
OTHELLO — A number of union employees with the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District called in sick on Monday and Tuesday, just as the district was beginning to fill and prime its irrigation system, according to ECBID Secretary/Manager Craig Simpson.
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