freewheat & others

[booboo04]

Fjlip, appears you are in a C&D area. If so the C&D should be allowed to clean out the licenced ditch. Maybe for some reason the govt will not let you. Anyway, a track hoe can go anywhere, 15yrs ago we had them up to the floorboards in mud (rentals are good for that).

Just a note, SaskWater is not the crown responsible for C&Ds and water control projects, it is the responsibilty of The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority.

Maybe you need to use the Watershed Authority's Channel Clearing or Minor Channel Improvement Policys. I have been away from that side of things for 15 years.

Just trying to help!!!!

[fjlip]

Thanks booboo, correct it is SWA, but policy has changed and is still changing as we speak. Moving water for governments is a touchy situation. Our ditches were reconstructed in 1988 when there was a "drought" here. They are mostly levelled and rock free, perfect for mowing in the late summer or fall. Silting from erosion is not happening due to 20'grassed banks and as I stated low slopes. We would not want to rip them up to get at the weeds.