Simply Repair!

The easiest, least intrusive and most cost efficient approach to solving the TID Canal water loss problem would be to simply repair the sections of the TID Canal that need to be fixed!
According to a report presented by Ashland Public Works 77% of the TID cement liner is in good to fair condition with only 23% considered to be “poor”. It’s only logical to assume that most, if not all, of the 62.5 million gallons** of water lost each season comes from the section of the liner in “poor” condition. It doesn’t make logical or economic sense for anyone to consider tearing up the 77% of the cement liner that is in good condition.
We already know that the E-coli problem will not be fixed by piping the TID water; most of the E-coli is already in the water before it reaches City boundaries.
Ashlanders appreciate that our mayor and council make many difficult decisions but they don’t just don’t get easier than this. Repair the sections of the cement liner that need attention; then require Ashland Public Works to maintain the TID Canal as appropriate.
**the 62.5 M gallons seems to be an inflated estimate of water lost. Over the 5 month irrigation season, this would mean 400,000 gallons per day; a daily flood of epic proportions! ( think 3.4 times the water in Daniel Meyer Pool or 5,000 filled bathtubs )

check out www.ashlandtrails.com/keep-the-canal

John Hauschild