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other structures will hold and carry the water. <br />• The farmer goes up to Box 1 of the 26" HDPE pipeline to check for, and clear, any debris <br />on the screen of the pipeline loading structure. If debris is found it is swept off. Several <br />visits may be needed in early spring due to the debris from the open channel being swept <br />down it with the first flows of the year. High winds and thunderstorm runoff will also <br />deposit trash into the CCC ditch. Also, in mid to late summer, the screens will become <br />somewhat clogged with moss vegetation that flourished in the warmer water of the San <br />Miguel River and CCC ditch. As before the moss will have to be swept off so all the West <br />Lateral water flows into the pipeline loading structure. <br />• The farmer then goes to the appropriate field(s) and begins to turn on waiting and empty <br />sideroll sprinkler systems that were drained /moved and reconnected from the previous <br />day or sprinkling cycle. As the farmer turns on one fresh system, he may turn off a system <br />that is presently running. The number of systems being turned on /off will depend upon <br />the number of sprinkler systems the field has, or, the amount of available water the land <br />owner /field has been allotted or the availability of water that is actually flowing in the CCC <br />ditch system at that time. The flow in the CCC ditch and Pipeline varies during the <br />growing season and in the later summer. The actual flow in the CCC ditch system <br />declines because of less water in the San Miguel River. Rockfalls into the upstream ditch <br />can also disrupt the water flow to the pipeline. If there is sufficient rainfall (thunderstorm <br />activity) then a irrigation cycle may be missed. If there is extreme high temperatures <br />and /or high winds, a irrigation cycle may be skipped. <br />• If the field is being watered by Gated Pipe and Furrows (a form of Flood Irrigation), then <br />the farmer will open and close the necessary Gates on the pipeline to change the water <br />and utilize the water as best as possible. <br />• After all the sideroll sprinklers have been changed out for the day /shift, the farmer then <br />has to go back to the systems he just turned off and opens up the drain valve of the <br />sideroll, disconnects the bull hose, starts the gasoline pony motor on the Mover, and <br />drives the sideroll to the next sprinkling set. This is three complete rolls of the wheels. At <br />this time, the Farm should perform any maintenance work on the system, while it is down. <br />(Revised: PR -06) 2.05.4(2)(e) - 53 <br />