Water Shares (Payette, Emmett, Hope: real estate, insurance, house)

[1fastrabbit]

Am considering relocating to the Emmett/Payette area and have been perusing the real estate ads. Would someone please explain what is meant by "water shares available" and "water deliverable/water not deliverable."

Thanks.

Fastrabbit

[Western gal]

I think your most accurate information will come from the county irrigation office, if there is one. We have water shares with our land, which means we can use nearby irrigation water towards watering our grass. Our neighbor, years ago, set up the pump and electricity to pump the water to himself and few neighbors. We all give him $70 or so each summer to help pay for the electricity on the pump. Or, we could install our own pump but it's easier to pay the neighbor.

No shares = no rights to the water, you use all of your well water to water your lawn, which is hard on the pump from what I'm told.

Bottom line, when we were looking for housing, we were told a place with water shares was a valuable plus. We also pay the Idaho Irrigation District a minimum fee of $70 per year for irrigation water. Hope that helps a little. Clear as mud, huh?

[DESERTRYDER]

Originally Posted by 1fastrabbit

Am considering relocating to the Emmett/Payette area and have been perusing the real estate ads. Would someone please explain what is meant by "water shares available" and "water deliverable/water not deliverable."

Thanks.Fastrabbit

This is what I have read .

Water shares available mean a portion of water is allotted to the property if you care to buy into those shares. If you don't then the water goes downstream for the next user.

Water not deliverable means there is no infrastructure to get the water onto your property. No canals or ditches or burried pipes.

I assume if you put them in and extra water is available at your closest canal you can join up??

Hope that helps

[DESERTRYDER]

Western Gal has a point about the well pump for watering being hard on the pump.
If you run just 1 hose and the pump motor turns on and off all the ime that's not good.
If you run several hoses or sprinkler stations at one time then the pump will only start once and not cycle off and on during the watering.

Look at the pressure gauge on the water line and it's best if with the pump running and the sprinklers or hoses on you maintain aprox 30 psi. If it drops too low turn off a hose. If it is building up then you can turn on another..
Here at my currant house ground water is at 115 feet.
My pump is 1.5 horsepower pumping 14 gallons per minute.
That will run about 3 hoses wide open or 8 sprinkler heads.

The higher the water table is the easier the pump works and the more hoses or sprinklers you can use without the pump cycling off and on.

I believe on the Emmett bench water table is at 50 - 60 feet.
Down in the flats closer to the river water is at 6 feet but that usually means flood insurance is required becase someday the river will back up and might flood your property. Also tree roots can rot due to excess ground water.
Septic tanks need special equipment when the water table is very high.

Just a thought.

[1fastrabbit]

Thanks much...appreciate everyone's input!

Fastrabbit