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# Upper Colorado Region

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**Irrigation Improvement Project, Area 3 -**Sponsored by: Shiprock Soil and Water Conservation District  

The Shiprock Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Navajo Irrigation Department, Navajo Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Shiprock Chapter and Area 3 Farmers, implemented various improved irrigation         practices on a project area known as "Area 3". The project area was formerly large tracts of farmland that were leased to four indiviual farmers and then subdivided into 23 farm plots. The focus of the project was to assist farmers in improving on-farm irrigation and overall water         management of "Area 3". The Water Conservation Field Services Program provided approximately 42% of the total cost for the demonstration project.

Information gained from field trials and testing provided the data needed to begin identifying the needs and capabilities of the system. As an educational aspect of this program, the information was used to train farmers on soil-plant-water relationships, documentation of measurements and changes, and use of irrigation         methods. The long-term goal of the program is to establish a reasonably efficient manner of irrigation for "Area 3" to include, but not limited to: irrigation methods, water conveyance fee collection, enforcement of scheduling, and project administration.

Contact: Shiprock Soil and Water Conservation District, New Mexico (505) 368-5716; Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office, Durango (970) 385-6560.
**Activities and Accomplishments**Select Demonstration of Innovative Technologies ProjectDesert Rainwater Harvesting / Pueblo of IsletaDrip Irrigation Project / Socorro Soil and Water Conservation DistrictImproved Water Measurement & Irrigation Practices / Weber Basin Conservancy DistrictIrrigation Improvement Project / Shiprock Soil and Water Conservation DistrictMulti-Irrigation Demonstration FarmNeighborhood Xeriscape Project / Neighborhood Housing Services of ProvoUte Mountain Ute Tribe Farm & Ranch EnterpriseWater Information Program / Southwestern Water Conservation District            Last Updated: 4/5/17                        More Information about the U.S. Bureau of ReclamationStay in Touch- 
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