Plan to pipe Sequim’s original irrigation ditch draws ire of shareholders, neighbors
A year into learning of a plan to enclose more than 10,000 feet of Sequim’s original irrigation ditch in pipe through the City of Sequim and many of their backyards, a group of neighbors, stakeholders and local residents continue to push back against the effort.
They’ve lobbied project owners Sequim Prairie-Tri Irrigation Association (SPTIA) and the Clallam Conservation District, the project’s managing agency, to pull back for multiple reasons.
Some are seeking to maintain the ditch’s original, historical appearance, while others insist the piping is not part of the easement, and that the project would dry up their wells, kill trees and negatively impact wildlife.