Vince Alberdi discussed the water quality bylaw of the Twin Falls Canal Company. The North Side Canal Company has had something similar in place for about three years. There was some concern if the company should be taking these types of steps. As a result, the five divisions of the company have selected 10 individuals who will be responsible for coming up with some water quality bylaw recommendations. Essentially, the user needs to develop a BMP maintenance plan that cleans up the water at the tail end of the fields.
Farmers can no longer rely strictly on sediment ponds.
The overall acceptance of the water quality bylaw is better than anticipated. Overall the irrigators are responding positively to the request and assisting the canal company and their water quality efforts. Doug Howard discussed local government representation and applauded Gary Grindstaff's involvement by attending the WAG meetings.