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View of construction workers clearing out sediment for an irrigation canal, ca. 1951. Donor/Source: Orland Unit Water Users' Assn./ McCombs (Loan) OP-1066-R2 -Cleaning sediment and weeds out of the distribution system's lined laterals. Cleaning machine was fabricated at the project headquarters shops. In a ditch of this type, removal of deposit averages approximately 800 or 900 lineal feet per day equivalent to about 190 cubic yards. hm
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