Who will control access to canals on a landowners property? Can someone boat in, hunt or fish there without the permission?
The landowner controls property access. The District will have an easement for the purpose of canal operation and maintenance only. The District will not have access for any other purposes and cannot grant anyone access for any other purpose. Landowners still own the land and will continue to control access to their own canals and reservoirs. In addition, no boating or swimming will be allowed in any of the canals built for the distribution of District water. The landowner will control any other access on his/her own property. • Were alternate plans presented? What were the results? Are the results available? The Corps of Engineers studied several plans in order to select the best alternative. Options determined to be not feasible, unacceptable or which did not meet the needs of the area, were not considered during re-evaluation of the plans. Alternative 1– No Action With no action taken only 22 percent of the land that is currently irrigated would remain viable for irrigated agricultu
