| Job Title |
Ditch Rider |
| Job Description |
Controls Irrigation System To Convey Water To Farms In
Assigned Area, According To Rights, Or As Instructed By Water
Control Supervisor (waterworks) Or Other Officials, For
Irrigating Fields And Crops: Contacts Water Users To Determine
Quantity Of Water Needed, And Time And Duration Of Delivery.
Computes And Requisitions Quantity Of Water Required. Operates
Gates, Checks, Turnouts, And Wasteways To Regulate Waterflow
Into Canals And Laterals (individual Supply Ditches). Measures
Or Estimates Diversions Of Water From Canals And To Water Users,
And Calculates And Records Quantities Delivered For Use In
Computing Charges To Farmers. Patrols Assigned Area By Foot,
Horseback, Or Motor Vehicle To Detect Leaks, Breaks, Weak Areas,
Or Obstructions And Damage To Irrigation System. Removes Debris
And Makes Emergency Repairs To Banks, Structures, Gates, And
Canal Roads. Fills Holes And Exterminates Rodents. Writes
Reports And Records Daily Deliveries, Number Of Users, Amount Of
Water Used, And Other Data Required By Law Or Company. May
Prepare Reports On Condition Of System And Equipment, And
Replacements Or Repairs Needed. May Supervise Crew Workers
Cleaning Ditches, Raising Ditch Banks, Repairing Concrete And
Wooden Structures, Erecting Fences And Gates, And Other
Maintenance Work After Irrigating Season Has Passed. May Take
Annual Crop Census And Make Weed And Other Surveys. May Patrol
Canal At Night To Determine That Water Is Flowing In Prescribed
Volume Into Users' Ditches.
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