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Turlock Irrigation District: The Canals That Changed the Valley

The Tuolumne River gorge and La Grange Reservoir seen from the top of New Don Pedro Dam
La Grange Reservoir viewed from New Don Pedro Dam, 2016. Photo: Ryanx7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.

The canals beside Turlock’s roads are part of the reason the town grew. Before irrigation, much of this valley depended on winter rain and grain farming. In March 1900, water finally reached Henry Stirring’s cornfield near Ceres—a small delivery that marked the start of a much larger change. Turlock Irrigation District had been organized almost thirteen years earlier, on June 6, 1887. It was California’s first irrigation district under the Wright Act. Getting from a… Keep Reading

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Turlock Irrigation District’s First Female General Manager to Depart. ‘A Tireless Advocate’

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Michelle Reimers is resigning as general manager of the Turlock Irrigation District after four years in the job.

The water and power utility announced the decision, effective June 21, in a news release Friday. Reimers was its first female GM and had started there as a public information officer in 2006.

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Water Year Ends as Third-Wettest in History

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The region is off to a sluggish start just over a month into the 2023-2024 water year. Then again, the 2022-23 water year didn’t get off to a roaring start, either, and it turned out to be third-wettest year since Turlock Irrigation District began keeping records in 1897.

With 4.13 million acre-feet of runoff, 2023 ranked behind 2017 (4.6 million acre-feet) and 1983 (4.6 million acre-feet).

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TID Recognized for Advancing Sustainability Practices

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The Turlock Irrigation District (TID) was awarded a Beacon Leadership and Innovation Award at CSDA’s 2021 Annual Conference held Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in Monterey. TID is the first-ever special district to receive a Beacon Award for excellence in advancing environmental sustainability.

“TID is honored to be recognized for our water management operations through the 2021 Beacon Leadership & Innovation award for our leadership in climate resilience from the Institute for Local Government. Many may not associate an irrigation district with cutting edge technology, but TID is committed to harnessing the latest technology that will allow the district to make the most informed decisions, providing greater certainty to our customers, and ensuring that every last drop of water is being beneficially used,” said TID General Manager Michelle Reimers.

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