SEEPAGE CONTROL PLAN
The WID’s approved Seepage Control Plan for 2021 through 2025 under Section 164(1) of the Irrigation Districts Act.
YEAR | PROJECT | SECTION | STATUS |
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2021 | Section 84 Secondary 'C' Canal | Sec 11, 14, 23-26, 35-36 T26-R24-W4, Sec 30, T26-R23 | Complete |
2022 | 'C' Canal | Sec 16, 15, 17, 20, 21, T26-R24-W4 | Complete |
2023 | 'C' Canal | Sec 18-19, T26-R24-W4 Sec 24, 25, 26, 27, 34 T26-R25-W4 | In Progress |
2024 | 'C' Canal | Sec 33, 28, 29, 32, 20 T26-R25-W4 Sec 25, 36, 26, T26-R26-W4 | Proposed |
2025 | Thompson Ditch | Sec 20, 17, 16, 9 T26-R26-W4 | Proposed |
Section 84 – (Secondary C Canal)
Rehabilitation of this reach of C canal was completed in 2021/22 off water season using gravel armour on polyethylene liner as per the IRP design manual. Bank heights and bed width were increased to provide adequate infrastructure to manage current and future irrigation demand. This was the first year of a multi-year phased rehabilitation of C canal.
2022 C – Canal
Rehabilitation through these quarter sections was completed in 2022/23 off water season. The method of rehabilitation in section 10-26-24 W4 was gravel armour on reinforced polyethylene liner installed as per IRP design manual. The remainder of the reaches in section 15, 16,17, 20, & 21 used polyethylene buried with a standard clay lining installed as per IRP guidelines. These reaches were the continuation of the multi-year phase plan for C canal rehabilitation.
2023 C – Canal
The multi-year phased rehabilitation of C canal continued in 2023/24. A reinforced polyethylene liner buried under clay lining method installed as per IRP guidelines was used for rehabilitation of the canal.