Information for the Shareholders of Swede Ditch.
This site’s purpose is to communicate and connect with the users of the Swede Ditch. This is a neighbor-led effort.
This is not an official site for the Swede Ditch Company.
The information on this site is intended to be a resource and keep shareholders on the ditch connected and informed around how the Swede works, sharing/leasing water amongst users, posting annual meeting information and news as we hear about it.
The shares of water that each of us owns is a valuable property right.
We have a well run ditch with some of the lowest assessments compared to other ditches. With Bryan Rafferty, the ditch rider, on the ditch, and the work the Toll’s have done over the years, we have a well maintained ditch.
All of this ensures that we get our water—which is the main purpose of the ditch.
Learn about this valuable water right and get ready for Irrigation Season.
Welcome to the Swede Ditch community of water users. Some folks on the ditch have been here for decades (and some families have been on the ditch for close to a century). Others are new to the ditch and new to irrigation season. If you find yourself as the new owner of a property with Swede water rights this site is designed to be an orientation place and connection to other users on the Swede ditch.
For more info on how the annual meeting works, when the Swede Ditch water flows, how to get your water, how to get more water from CBT shares or other users, and where to get help maintaining your ditches, check out the FAQ page.
"The oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without spoiling it."
— Aldo Leopold
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