Phoenix Flood Irrigation

Phoenix Flood Irrigation

This is the Arizona desert and water is precious. Arizona water is expensive if you want to water a large area of ground and grow grass and if you don’t water, you won’t have grass, you will have dirt and dust. Not all homes are equipped with flood irrigation. Many have desert landscape. Much of the Phoenix Valley was farmed in the 1950’s and earlier. Though there are still farms today, they are being gobbled up by developers. Flood irrigation was an inexpensive way to water farmland. Phoenix also has a lot of citrus groves that have been developed and they too are flood irrigation.
How Does a Homeowner Order Phoenix Flood Irrigation?

The city has various providers of flood irrigation. SRP irrigation provides water to parts of the Valley and Roosevelt Water District provides flood irrigation in the East Valley. There are also various providers that are private companies. Some of the private companies are in alignment as far as price goes and some are very high so it is imperative that you check to make sure you know how much it will cost you to water your property each month.

How Often do I irrigate my property?

In the summer months you will most likely flood your property twice monthly. You sign up for water in advance and then your provider will give you a time when your water will come. Your property will have a port if you have flood irrigation. Some are under ground and some are in ditches behind or sometimes in front of your property. Water only flows in these ditches during the time of irrigation and the rest of the time they are empty.

Where do I sign up for flood irrigation?

Depending on what provider you have for your irrigation, you could sign up online or you could sign up at a board in your neighborhood. There is usually a free standing board with paper in it and you go and sign your name on it and how much irrigation your want to receive. If you don’t know, ask your neighbors how much they get. Most properties with a home get anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half for a one acre parcel. This varies of course based on how much of your land is occupied by your home and other buildings, pools, parking, etc.