Ditch Rider and Bookkeeper position openings! Apply now! Find the application link below in ``News``. Position open until filled.

The Farmers Ditch was constructed in 1892, drawing water from the Animas River north of Aztec, and was extended into the Flora Vista area in 1907 ending west of the Barton Arroyo. The 1907 extension (Jones Extension) of the ditch apparently began near the start of the present concrete lined section and continued to the Flora Vista Arroyo. During 1963, the City of Farmington extended the ditch across Flora Vista Arroyo to the city water storage reservoir at Farmington lake.

In 1954, the San Juan County Commission passed a resolution making the Farmer’s Ditch a Special Irrigation District. In General this administrative change allows the District to ad valorem taxes upon all lands in the district, including urban property not irrigated or cultivated. In addition, revenue may be raised by the imposition of tolls and charges. The District is defined as a Special District governed by NMSA 1978, Sections 73-9-1 through 73-9-62 and 73-13-1 through 73-13-46. By-Laws for the District were then updated to meet State Statutes in 1998.

News

Now hiring!
Farmer’s Ditch is hiring a full-time ditch rider (mayordomo) and a part-time bookkeeper! Please fill out the application and submit via our email!
Positions are open until filled.

The next quarterly meeting will be October 7, 2025 @ 1800 at the Flora Vista Water Users Assoc.,  2 Rd 3499 # C, Flora Vista, NM 87415

This is the call for agenda items. An agenda will be posted in accordance with NMSA 10-15-1.

Board Members

District 1 – John Lofgren (505) 221-0836
District 2 – Bonnie Yoakum (575) 799-1158
District 3 – David Elder (505) 330-8694

View and download the Headgate License Agreement and the recommended installation diagram.

Learn how the Water Bank works, plus download a Pump Permit and view the Easement Rules & Regulations.

View the current water flow.

View the current Rules and Regulations.

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