APPLY FOR WATER RIGHTS
NEW IRRIGATION ACRES
WID is currently accepting applications for Irrigation Acres.
Deadline end of business day February 21, 2025.
If you are a current irrigation water customer, contact the Water District Supervisor for your area.
No one is allowed to withdraw water from the WID for any purpose without having a valid agreement in place, illegal use or withdrawal of water without an agreement is subject to penalty by law.
Apply for water rights
Irrigation Acres: These are permanently attached to a parcel of land. Each parcel with irrigation acres has a specified number of acres upon which the landowner is entitled to apply water on. These acres are allocated from the district’s cap for irrigation acres. They will transfer with the land in the event of a sale, unless moved prior to a sale.
If acres are approved, the Capital Asset fee is $1,700 per acre + GST
Assessment for irrigation acres is $24.60 per acre + GST
Screening Fee is $3 per acre + GST (if parcel is serviced by a WID pipeline)
Pressure is $0.55 per psi/acre + GST (if parcel is serviced by a WID pipeline)
Terminable Acres: These are not permanently attached to a parcel of land. Each parcel with terminable acres has a specified number of acres which the landowner is entitled to apply water on. They do not transfer with the land in the event of a sale or transfer.
Irrigation acres and Terminable acres are only considered when there is an acre distribution by the district and cannot exceed the District’s cap of 110,000 acres.
There is no capital asset charge for terminable acres.
Assessment for terminable acres is $70.00 per acre + GST
Screening Fee is $3 per acre + GST
Pressure is $0.55 per psi/acre + GST