WPC  Eb=NjG1Z-n^9"K| Snn7u`٘6"A'ׄj1)_/QR $qzKrfAzQ'~ 'W#Z+&r&(y}B2˭FFAs9=%ug|og}+2{p>ʩOh4S*U ex5/!Wd#c)Qtf׊C$ʥ\`9oXHXv˦.⊯k,~| 'W)zDgOzJD؎۴%y7cRC~u Mm YȚܩ 3eZPŚ^x_0lha_ Bu;(kdt/}h l} m{K 2xsk ں #!UN %' 0:-Ng^ iw@u4 m#|x HP LaserJet 4050 Series lpreg320(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX(\$CEUS.,$+c EE    i*D U \!CEUS.,  _<_title>Alberta_:PrairieLandandWaterResources-MagrathIrrigationDistrict_showToolbar_();function_UpdateIt_(){if(_document.all_){_document.all_["_MainTable_"]._style.top_Ԁ=_document.body.scrollTop_;_setTimeout_("_UpdateIt_()",200);}}_UpdateIt_();Alberta:HistoryogofIrrigation_DistrictsMagrathIrrigationDistrict(_M.I.D._)<_img_Ԁ_src_="images/_xxxxxx.jpg_"width="250"height="250"align="right"_vspace_="10"_hspace_="15"alt="insertcaption">TheRaymondIrrigationDistrictwasestablishedin1925.Itincludedanirrigableareaof6,100hectaresinTownship6,Ranges19,20and21,WestoftheFourthMeridian.Thiswascomprisedof3,500hectaresundertheoriginal_A.R._Ԁ&I.projectand2,600hectaresofnewlands. @-(, <br>
 P> TheMagrathIrrigationDistrictwasestablishedin1926,undertheIrrigationDistrictsAct.Itcomprisesatotalareaof7,260hectares,locatedinTownships5and6,Ranges22and23,WestoftheFourthMeridian.Atotalof2,800hectaresweretobeservedbyirrigation,including800hectaresservedbytheoriginalworksoftheAlbertaRailwayandIrrigationCompany(_A.R._Ԁ&1.Co.).Thenewlandsirrigatedlaytothewestofthetown,towardstheSt.MaryRiver.

 UndertheagreementbetweentheCPRandthedistrict,thecompanyconstructedthenecessarydistributionsystemtoprovidewatertoirrigateamaximumof16.2hectaresineachquartersection,foracostof$80,000.Inaddition,thedistrictagreedtopaytheCPR$120,000asaproportionoftheconstructioncostoftheoriginal_A.R._Ԁ&I.Co.canalsystem.Thesecapitalcostsamountedtoover$99perhectareforthenewlandsirrigated.ThedistrictalsoagreedtopaytheCPR$3,375annually,forthedeliveryof0.9cubicmetrespersecondofwatertoits_headgate_duringtheirrigationseason.

 Inordertorepaythecapitalcosts,annualdeliverychargesandprovideforoperationandmaintenance,itwasnecessaryforthedistricttolevyanannualrateof$12.35perirrigablehectare.However,withtheDepressionofthe1930's,thefarmerswereunabletomaketheirannualpaymentsandwereforcedtoapolicyofshare-croppingwiththeCPR.By1940,thedistricthadbecomebankrupt,requiringprovincialgovernmentfinancingforaperiodofyears,topreventthefarmerslosingtitletotheirland.

 In1946theCPR,whichwasoperatingitsirrigationprojectsatadeficit,transferredtheunprofitable_A.R._ԀandI.Co.schemetotheProvinceofAlberta.IncludedweretheMagrathIrrigationDistrictworks.

PresentProjectDescription

  Themajorwatersupplytothedistrictisviaa_headgate_ԀontheSt.Marymaincanal,about5kilometresdownstreamfromtheSt.MaryReservoir.Thisdeliverswaterintoa x canal5 l kilometreslong,whichhasacapacityof4.3cubicmetrespersecond.AsecondarysupplyisobtainedfromtheSpringCouleeReservoirontheSt.Marymaincanal.The_M.I.D._Ԁhas11kilometresofcanalsofgreaterthan1.4cubicmetrespersecondcapacity,butthereisnostoragewithinthedistrict.

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