Eastern Irrigation District

The Eastern Irrigation District (EID), one of eleven irrigation districts in southern Alberta operates under the authority of the Alberta Irrigation Districts Act. The administrative boundaries of the EID, bounded by the Bow River in the south and the Red Deer River in the north, encompass approximately 1.5 million acres of land. The District’s primary business is the management of an extensive raw water distribution network in support of irrigated agriculture. In addition to conveying raw water to over 315,000 acres of irrigated farmland owned by private families and corporations, the EID also conveys raw water through their distribution network to benefit municipal, industrial, wildlife habitat and recreational purposes. The EID also owns an expanse of native and improved grassland, managed for the benefit of the irrigators and primarily supporting the local cattle industry. The Eastern Irrigation District is governed by a Board of seven Directors elected by and from the 900 irrigators of the District. The EID employs approximately 75 individuals who carry out the day to day management and operation of the District.