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First fire, then water fills Columbia Irrigation District canal

Tri-City Herald
Paulino Nafarrate, an employee of Columbia Irrigation District, aims a propane torch Monday at a pile of tumbleweeds filling the district’s canal off East 10th Avenue near the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick. The workers are busy cleaning out the agency’s canals before they are primed with water March 20 for the start of this year’s irrigation season.
Paulino Nafarrate, an employee of Columbia Irrigation District, aims a propane torch Monday at a pile of tumbleweeds filling the district’s canal off East 10th Avenue near the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick. The workers are busy cleaning out the agency’s canals before they are primed with water March 20 for the start of this year’s irrigation season. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

Paulino Nafarrate, an employee of Columbia Irrigation District, aims a propane torch Monday at a pile of tumbleweeds filling the district's canal off East 10th Avenue near the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick.

The workers are busy cleaning out the agency's canals and preparing for them to be primed with water on March 20 for the start this year’s irrigation season.

This story was originally published March 13, 2017 at 5:42 PM with the headline "First fire, then water fills Columbia Irrigation District canal."

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