Water Service
NID In a Nutshell
Combie Ophir Canal
Customers: 25,400
Number of Employees: 175
2013 Combined Budget: $53.2 million
Water Division $40.3 million
Hydroelectric Division $11.3 million
Recreation Division $1.7 million
District Size: 287,000 acres
Mountain Watershed: 70,000 acres
NID Years of Service: Since 1921
Avg. Annual Precipitation (Bowman Reservoir, elev. 5,650 ft.): 69.2 inches
Reservoirs: 10
Storage Capacity: 280,380 acre-feet
Water Treatment Plants: 7
Hydroelectric Power Plants: 7
Canals: 400 miles
Pipelines: 300 miles
Water Service