Yuma Mesa Irrigation & Drainage District
The Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District (YMIDD) is an Arizona Municipal Corporation. Est. 1954
Call 928.726.4353
A Few Key facts about YMIDD
Mission
Providing irrigation water to 20,000 acres on the Yuma Mesa, and also serves various municipal and industrial water users.
Infrastructure
Operates
an extensive distribution system including a pumping station, 23 miles
of main canals, and 43 miles of lateral cement-lined canals.
Regulation
YMIDD is
a political subdivision of the State of Arizona and is overseen by
state regulations governing water districts and public utilities,
including the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
A brief history...
The Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District (YMIDD) has a
history tied to the development of irrigation and water management in
the Yuma area, particularly in relation to the Colorado River. Key aspects include early
canal construction, the completion of dams like Laguna and Imperial, and
the establishment of a pumping station to get water from Gila Gravity Canal over 70 feet up to the Yuma Mesa. Providing water to agriculture. YMIDD also participated in a voluntary Pilot Fallowing Program to conserve water in Lake Mead.
More history to come...
Picture: Sluice gate on the Arizona-side of the Laguna Diversion Dam, 1909.
Credit: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
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