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Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Modernization Project

Sector: Tunnel • Location: Palisade, Colorado, United States

Source: Maven's Notebook

Project
Planned

The Orchard Mesa Irrigation District in Palisade, Colorado, will modernize and improve water delivery infrastructure by converting 8.4 miles of open canals into pressurized pipelines. This will enhance water delivery efficiency, reduce irrigation water diversions by up to 6,900 acre-feet, eliminate 2,560 acre-feet of annual water losses, cut salinity loading in the Colorado River by 4,560 tons eac

Status
Prospective
Sector
Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage, Government
Location
Palisade, Colorado, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Maven's Notebook

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The project “Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Modernization Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Tunnel sector, located in Palisade, Colorado, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Maven's Notebook.

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2026-07-22

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The Orchard Mesa Irrigation District in Palisade, Colorado, will modernize and improve water delivery infrastructure by converting 8.4 miles of open canals into pressurized pipelines. This will enhance water delivery efficiency, reduce irrigation water diversions by up to 6,900 acre-feet, eliminate 2,560 acre-feet of annual water losses, cut salinity loading in the Colorado River by 4,560 tons each year, and improve system operations.

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Water Infrastructure

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Colorado

City

Palisade

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Tunnel, Water Supply and Storage, Government

Article published date

2025-06-14

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