Water costs for farmers in the Turlock and Modesto irrigation districts are going up in 2015.That’s not the case in South San Joaquin Irrigation District with the exception of Division 9 south of Manteca and west of Ripon that is benefiting from a pressurized water delivery system.Turlock Irrigation District — the largest agency delivering water to farmers in the Northern San Joaquin Valley — last week increased their acre foot water rate charges.TID, along with Modesto Irrigation District, has separate rates for normal or wet years and another for dry years. SSJID only has one rate — $11 an acre foot.The TID normal and wet year rate jumped from $8.25 per acre foot to $17.50. The dry year rate went from $15.50 per acre foot to $36.50.
RATES STAY LOW
SSJID is pondering Division 9 hike