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PO Box 140 Vauxhall, AB T0K 2K0
Office Hours: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm-4:30pm Monday through Friday
PO Box 140 Vauxhall, AB T0K 2K0
This page contains information related to our ongoing battle against weeds.
Approval Documents
Pipeline inlet clogged with weeds and algae
The Bow River Irrigation District will be applying herbicides to control vegetation in or within 30 horizontal meters of open bodies of water owned by the Board of Directors of the BRID.
Activities will be carried out under approval No. 10409-05-01 issued by Alberta Environment. This approval expires February 15, 2030. Applications for broadleaf control will begin in May and continue until the end of September. For aquatic weed and algae control, treatments will begin May 16th, 2025 and continue until the end of August. Please see below for a list of the locations and application dates. The weed control program is administered by licensed applicators.
| HERBICIDE USED | PURPOSE |
|---|---|
| Magnacide H - PCP#10948 | Control of submerged aquatic vegetation and algae. |
| 2,4-D Amine 600 - PCP#14726 Estaprop XT - PCP#29660 Oracle Dicamba - PCP#26722 Roundup Transorb (Glyphosate) - PCP#28198 VP480 (Glyphosate) - PCP#28840 |
Control of broadleaf weeds, willow, brush, poplar. |
| VP480 (Glyphosate) - PCP#28840 | Control of cattail and reed canary grass. |
Milkweed (MD of Taber), Scentless Chamomile (County of Vulcan), Red Bartsia, Diffuse Knapweed, Spotted Knapweed, Nodding Thistle, Parasitic Dodder,Yellow Starthistle, Eurasian Water Milfoil. Please let us know if these weeds are found within our right of way so that they can be destroyed.
The Bow River Irrigation District will be applying Magnacide H to control aquatic vegetation and algae at the following application sites:
| DATES | AREA | LOCATIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Fridays June 6; July 11 | Sundial/Enchant/Deadhorse | Main Canal - TWP 13, 14, 15 RGE 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Saturdays June 7; July 12; Friday August 8 | Deadhorse/Vauxhall/Hays | Main Canal - TWP 13, 14 RGE 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Wednesdays May 21; June 4; June 18; July 2; July 16; August 6; August 27 | Badger Lake/Enchant | Lateral H - TWP 15, 16 RGE 18 |
| Wednesdays June 11; July 9; August 13 | Badger/Lonesome Lake | Lower Lomond Lateral - TWP 17 RGE 17, 18 |
| Mondays June 23; July 21 | Badger Lake | Lateral G & G-3 - TWP 17 RGE 18 |
| Tuesdays May 20; June 3; June 24; July 15 | Travers/Lomond | Lomond Lateral - TWP 15, 16 RGE 19 |
| Tuesdays May 27; June 17; July 8; July 29 | Travers/Lomond | Lateral D - TWP 15 RGE 19 |
| Tuesdays May 27; June 17; July 8; July 29 | Travers/Lomond | Drain F - TWP 16 RGE 18, 19 |
| Thursdays May 29; June 12; June 26; July 10; July 31; August 21 | Circle Hill/Stonehill | Lateral B - TWP 14, 15 RGE 16, 17 |
| Friday July 18 | Circle Hill/Stonehill | Lateral K-10 - TWP 14 RGE 16, 17 |
| Mondays June 9; July 7 | Circle Hill/Stonehill | Lateral K-11 - TWP 14, 15 RGE 16, 17 |
| Fridays May 23; June 13; July 4; July 25; August 15 | Vauxhall/Retlaw | Lateral A - TWP 13 RGE 16, 17 |
| Fridays May 23; June 13; July 4; July 25; August 15 | Vauxhall | Lateral C - TWP 13, 14 RGE 16 |
| Thursdays May 22; June 5; June 19; July 3; July 17; August 7 | Hays | Main Canal below Scope Reservoir - TWP 13 RGE 13, 14 |
| Friday May 16; Mondays June 2; June 16; June 30; July 14; July 28; August 11; August 25 | Hays | Lateral R below Scope Reservoir - TWP 12, 13 RGE 13, 14 |
Note:
For operational reasons, a Magnacide application may be cancelled or rescheduled. For rescheduled applications, affected waterusers will receive notification from their ditchrider.
During the application no water is permitted to enter municipal waterworks systems, water systems used to supply water for household purposes, dugouts or ponds used for livestock watering, dugouts or ponds containing stocked fish. Please ensure that water you have diverted does not apply to any of these categories. We ask that you review our information package available from your ditchrider for more information about Magnacide H.
Organic growers irrigating should contact their ditchrider so they can be informed of any application which could affect organic crop certification.