Texas Irrigation Expo
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The Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County #1 is planning a major exposition to showcase on-farm water conservation techniques and products. The event will be held at the Rio Grande Valley livestock show grounds in Mercedes in the fall of 2010. Watch this website for more details as they become available.
Harlingen Irrigation District
The Harlingen Irrigation District covers 56,114 acres within Cameron County and holds a Certificate of Adjudication for 39,574 acres of "Class A" irrigation water rights.
The main pumping plant diverts water from the Rio Grande near the town of Los Indios. The facility was built in the 1920's and has a current operating capacity of 470 cfs with a typical peak-pumping rate of 410 cfs. The district has 57 miles of main canal, over 180 miles of irrigation pipeline, 44 re-lift pumping stations, and three storage reservoirs totaling a volume of 1,380 acre-feet.
Pump Status
| Pump | ACFT | CFS | ACFT Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pump 2 | 3690.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pump 3 | 7250.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Pump 4 | 4824.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pump 5 | 914.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pump 6 | 14188.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

