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Patterson Irrigation District lays new pipelines

Posted by: Maven on March 19, 2010 at 5:25 am

From the Patterson Irrigator:

“A months-long job is in the works to expand the Patterson Irrigation District’s water pipeline.

Big blue pipes have been buried underground to form what will soon be a new pipeline extending from the district’s main pump. The pipeline will expand an older, smaller channel that has started to fall apart, according to Peter Rietkerk, the district’s general manager.

“We’re hoping to provide service to lands we formerly served in the past and to pursue other transfers,” Rietkerk said.

When completed, the pipeline will extend from the main pump on Highway 33 down Elfers Road and south on Ward Avenue, totaling about 2 miles. The pipeline will end at the Delta-Mendota Canal, so the water supply the district sends through those pipes will eventually become part of a conduit to which other districts along the canal will have easy access. … “

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March 19, 2010 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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