Caldwell Municipal Irrigation District

Monday - Friday / 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Notifications

End Of Season Shut Off Date: We anticipate shutting off our pump stations October 7th.

Irrigation Billing:

Bills are mailed in February and are due April 1st each year.

Irrigation Season Start & End Dates – Dates are subject to change. DEPENDING Upon Availability of Water: We anticipate receiving irrigation water to our pump stations & turning them on around April 15^th thru 30^th and will be shut off between October 1^st & 15^th of each season. Customers may experience low pressure or water being on and off for the first couple of weeks while maintenance crews test lines. *CMID will shut the lines off if repairs need to be made, so patience is requested.

About Us

The Caldwell Municipal Irrigation Dist. was established in 2005 and is operated by a staff of water delivery professionals under the guidance of the public works director and the water superintendent. It is the responsibility of the irrigation department to operate and maintain all city pressurized irrigation systems and take every possible precaution to ensure the safety and health of the public and comply with applicable state and federal law Idaho Statutes Section 50-1801 relevant to the delivery of irrigation water.

Contact Us

Report Outage call: (208) 455-3070 Opt. 2 Monday thru Friday Business hours: 8am - 5pm

After Hours Emergency Only: (208) 250-1638

Payment Department

(208) 455-3000 Opt. 1

Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

205 S 6th Ave
Caldwell, ID 83605

Service / Billing Department

(208) 455-3070 Opt. 2

Monday - Friday

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

305 W Chicago St
Caldwell, ID 83605

P.O. Box 1179
Caldwell, ID 83606

water@cityofcaldwell.org

Announcements

New Updates:

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Note:

End Of Season Shut Off Date: We anticipate shutting off our pump stations October 7th.

*CMID will shut the lines off if repairs need to be made, so patience is requested. For outages for repair, please check below. Dates are subject to change.

Peak watering times:

5 am – 9 am & 8 pm - 10 pm Consider watering during non-peak hours to reduce the amount of water used and causing low pressure in the system.

Why does the pump shut down if we over pump?

The pumps are designed with a float system, so if water falls below a certain level the pump/motor will shut down to prevent damage to the system. The water right runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week. If everyone sets the sprinklers to run at the same time this causes high demand, low pressure and can over pump the water right shutting the system down. To prevent this from happening, users need to adjust their watering times to non-peak hours spread throughout the day/night. You can water during the heat of the day just increase the watering time 5 – 10 minutes for evaporation purposes. You can water at night just reduce the watering time, so fungus does not grow.

If pump shuts down During Normal Business Hours:

It will not be a priority to restart the PI if we are working on domestic or irrigation leaks, repairs etc. CMID will address it as soon as we have a service tech available.

If pump shuts down After Dark:

This is considered a Non-Emergency. If a pump shuts down after dark CMID does not consider this an emergency and will not go out to turn a pump back on. This is for our safety, as some of our stations require us to check head gates etc. CMID will come out in the morning to restart the pump.