Irrigation Update

Well we are slowly heading into fall and the irrigation system is moving into Phase II.  By the end of next week all the mainline piping will be in and buttoned down.  Despite a lot of mess and construction, we are ahead of schedule and on budget at this point.  This is not to say we haven't found a few items along the way.  Old milk bottles, unknown pipes and drains and sometimes bigger items that change the plans on what we do that day.  The picture here shows what happens when you run into a 48" concrete pipe a little over 18" in the ground.

The mainline pipe was already welded and ready to be put into the ground.  Unfortunately we can't slide the pipe under it, it's just too big.  So we needed to dig 7 feet down and splice our pipe under this obstruction.  Many times when we plan out our disturbance for the day, we try to take into player movements and timing, but others like this just ruin all those plans.

We appreciate the patience while we perform this exhaustive task, we hope the disruption has not been too painful.  The hole closing will begin later next week if the weather holds.  Remember we will be closing one hole at a time to keep 17 open.  Once we have completed the work, we open that hole and move on.

Too early to tell when completion will be, but this has been a great start to a very large project.