Irrigation Rehabilitation Program 2008/2009 Status Report

Abstract | Irrigation District Project Summaries | Tables
Abstract

This annual Irrigation Rehabilitation Program Status Report summarizes the expenditures and status of all IRP projects that were active during the construction period August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.

The IRP began in 1969 and is a cost shared program between Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and Alberta’s 13 irrigation districts. Since 1969 funding levels have varied between $600,000 and $33,400,000 per year. The 2008 funding allocations are shown in Table 1.

The provincial/irrigation district cost share ratio has varied since 1969, starting at 86% province - 14 % irrigation district, changing to 80% - 20% in 1994/95 and to 75% - 25% in 1995/96 and remains at that ratio today.

Irrigation Rehabilitation Financing Agreements are prepared annually between the Minister and each irrigation district. Projects must be approved by Irrigation Council prior to any project costs being paid for with cost shared funds, and all eligible project expenditures must be documented by Progress Certificates.

Circumstances may arise that require an irrigation district to change project priorities from time to time. As well, actual costs may differ from estimated costs because of various circumstances, i.e. poor working conditions due to weather, construction cost inflation, etc.

Information contained in this report was gathered from random monitoring (field visits) of project construction sites, records from the Water Resources Branch and the Irrigation Secretariat and information from irrigation district personnel.

The vast majority of IRP funding is provided to the districts according to an inter-district allocation formula. In addition, in 2008, some Special Funding was allocated for projects that particularly address critical needs and the desired outcomes of Water for Life: Alberta’s Strategy for Sustainability. Those projects are identified in this report by an * before the IRP number.

Irrigation District Project Summaries

Aetna Irrigation District (AID)
Bow River Irrigation District (BRID)
Eastern Irrigation District (EID)
Leavitt Irrigation District (LID)
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District (LNID)
Magrath Irrigation District (MID)
Mountain View Irrigation District (MVID)
Raymond Irrigation District (RID)
Ross Creek Irrigation District (RCID)
St Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID)
Taber Irrigation District (TID)
United Irrigation District (UID)
Western Irrigation District (WID)

Tables

The following tables summarize the results of each district's activities for 2007/2008.

Table 1 - Funding
Lists the IRP Funding received by each district together with the district's share.

Table 2 - Project Construction
Lists the IRP projects having substantial construction in each district with statistical data for each project.

Table 3 - Summary of Funding and Expenditures
Lists each district's Major Works, Irrigation Capital Works and Planning Study expenditures, total funding allocation, and total expenditures. The expenditures are calculated from each districts progress certificates submitted for the construction period.

Table 4 - Summary of Lengths and Type of Rehabilitation
Historical summary of total length and type of rehabilitation completed from 1969 to July 31, 2009.

Table 5 - Summary of Rehabilitated Lengths
Lists the length of existing distribution systems rehabilitated in each district to July 31, 2008, the length of rehabilitation within the 2008/2009 construction period, and the total length to July 31, 2009.

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