History of Isenhart Irrigation District:

The District was formed in 1931 for the purpose of furnishing water for irrigated land and domestic use for the properties within the District. The water right for the district is dated August 13, 1928. Starting in the year 2000, domestic water was provided by a joint district consisting of Isenhart District and Chelan River District. In 2008 domestic water distribution was taken over by the City of Chelan.

The District is in transition from commercial agriculture to non-potable municipal water use. Water purveyed by the District is therefore now referred to as “non-potable water”. During the time period of this transition, the District may utilize its water for both the historic use of commercial agriculture and municipal purposes, but after the scheduled development period ends, the District will no longer provide water to landowners for commercial agriculture.

Non-potable Water purveyed by the District is water used for municipal uses including non-commercial agriculture and for commercial agriculture within the District boundaries. Commercial agriculture will end at the end of development period (12/31/2015) unless the development period is extended by agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology.

The original district boundaries are shown in red in the image below obtained from the Washington State Department of Ecology’s “Water Resources Explorer” web page. The yellow dot shows the original (and current) point of withdrawal for the District.