Project Gallery

NUID is leading the way in conservation efforts and is pushing the boundaries in all areas of our operations. We have numerous ongoing projects to upgrade the NUID distribution system, including a $39 million pipeline installation and funding for a $76,000 cloud seeding study. For more information on our current projects, please visit the following link.

For more detailed information on the District's long-term infrastructure modernization planning, see the 2023 NUID Infrastrcture Mondernzation Project, Final Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment prepared by USDA/NRCS >>

2023.01.03 NUID Final Plan EA.pdf

Active Projects

Here are just some of NUID's active projects, all of which are funded by Local, State, and Federal grant dollars.

Lateral 43 Piping Project

See Lateral 43 Piping Project for information and pictures about the PL566 Lateral 43 Pipeline project. Segment 2 of Phase 1 was completed in Winter 2025. The Dictrict will be taking 1 year off from consturction to focus on other projects on the Dsitrict; we plan to continue piping Segment 3 in Fall of 2027.

An irrigation pipeline with valves, laid on a dirt path, likely used for agriculture.

A gravel road leads into a rural landscape with hills, a cloudy sky, and sparse vegetation.

A small dam in a rural area with water flowing beneath a partly cloudy sky.

A barren landscape with a bolted cap in the foreground, dirt road, sparse vegetation, and cloudy sky.

Aerial view of a construction site with large pipes laid out alongside a dirt road. Workers and machinery are visible.

A narrow canal with water, roadside vegetation, and a two-lane road with a car passing by.

A construction site with heavy machinery, dirt piles, snow patches, and mountains in the background.

Snowy construction site with excavators and trucks working amid mounds of dirt, surrounded by mountains and fields.

A construction site with two excavators working on a pipeline installation in a muddy area.

A construction site with a backhoe, a worker, a white truck, and a fenced grassy field in the background.

A wide dirt trench runs alongside a road in a rural landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

A dirt path or road with tire tracks, power lines, a structure, and a distant mountain under a blue sky with clouds.

A dirt trench in a field under a cloudy blue sky.

A dirt road with deep grooves and a small house in the distance, under a cloudy sky.

A wide dirt path with vehicle tracks alongside a road under a cloudy sky.

A clear sky over a deep trench with rough terrain and distant mountains in the background.

A large pipeline under construction next to a dirt road on a clear day.

Pipes lined up next to a trench under construction, with fields and hills in the background.

A large McElroy fusion machine on a construction site, used for joining pipes.

An electrical control panel with wires, switches, and circuits neatly arranged.

A McElroy fusion machine on a construction site, used for joining large pipes.

A large green McElroy machine, likely a fusion welder, used for joining pipes, set on a construction site.

A construction site with large pipes, an excavator, and equipment on a dirt road in a rural area.

Large pipe on the ground at a construction site; blue sky, dirt road, and utility poles nearby.

Large pipes laid out on a construction site with dirt mounds, under a clear sky.

A blue pipe, railing, water, ground with gravel, and an overturned white container with a string attached.

A large pipeline beside a dirt road in open, rural terrain with mountains in the background.

A fenced water treatment facility with electronic control panels, piping, and gravel surroundings under a cloudy sky.

A large pipeline is being installed in a dirt trench with construction equipment and clear blue sky in the background.

Electrical control panel with labeled wires and an Omron relay component.

An open electrical box with a circuit board, various wires connected, and labeled terminals.

A water management structure with metal railings, surrounded by dirt and grass, with hills in the background under a cloudy sky.

An electrical control panel with various switches, wires, circuit breakers, and a "Laptop Receptacle" outlet.

Pipeline on dry terrain under a clear blue sky, sunlight on the left.

A large black pipe being installed in a trench alongside a road under construction.

A dry dirt ditch with a utility pole, open fields, and distant mountains under a clear blue sky.

A dirt ditch with large pipes beside it in a rural landscape under a blue sky.

A large industrial machine with a circular opening, parked pickup truck, and cables. Outdoor setting with fields in the background.

Construction site with heavy machinery laying large pipes in a trench.

64-4-2 Piping Project

The 64-4-2 pipeline at the North end of the District has been well overdue for repairs and replacement for a long time. Positioned atop a challenging layer of high-density basalt, the pipeline was not buried to a proper depth during its construction so many years ago. As a result, even the relatively low vehicle traffic which runs the easement atop the pipeline was enough to cause early breakages and cracks. For years, the pipeline has leaked a great deal, reducing the District’s water efficiency tally. The new pipeline is going during the Fall of 2025, and will be operational in Spring 2026.

A freshly dug trench in a dirt field, possibly for construction or utility installation.

Construction site with heavy machinery on a dirt road under a clear blue sky.

Construction site with heavy machinery, vehicles, and large pipes on a field under a cloudy sky.

Two excavators on a dirt construction site, with mounds of soil and clear skies in the background.

Construction site with an excavator and long pipeline on a dirt path.

Construction site with excavator, dirt piles, and pipes. Overcast sky and distant mountains visible.

A person on a ladder beside a conveyor with dirt, near an excavator.

Construction machinery and a pipeline on a dirt landscape.

A construction site with an excavator dumping dirt into a large pile.

Main Canal Lining at Juniper Butte

A stretch of the main canal at the Northern base of Juniper Butte near Feather Drive has seen a great deal of seepage lost over the years. This seepage loss is not in line with the District's water efficiency goals, and as such we have sought funding to line this section of the main canal using a geomembrane. Construction is scheduled for November 2025, Liner Engineering and Quality Control plans are complete, and this project is funded through Congressionally Directed Spending Request (CDS), OWEB grant, and District in-kind services.

Satellite view of a rural area with fields and farms. A highlighted yellow path runs through, with labeled roads and landmarks.

58-11 Ramp Flume Installation

The District secured Federal funding from the US Bureau of Reclamation to install a new steel ramp flume at the terminus of the 58-11 pipeline, which was constructed in 2014-16 and is located the North East section of the District. The ramp flume is intended to measure and collect realtime, 24hour flow data to help improve operations on the pipeline. This site is particularly worthy of additional water efficiency efforts due to the natural Sagebrush Creek drainage, which is a tributary of the Deschutes River. Much attention has been paid to this region in years past by the Soil an Water Conservation District, ODA, and Dept. of Environmental Quality, and will be receiving a renewed investment resources by NRCS as a new SIA (Strategic Implementation Area) will include Sagebrush Creek in its focus area. As such, it is more critical that the District optimize its water conveyance efficiency on 58-11 to remain in good standing with our basin partner agencies.

A map showing the location of irrigable land and pipeline in Oregon, near the Deschutes River and Warm Springs tribal territory.

Bend Fish Screen Replacement

The District plans to update the fish screens at the NUID Main Canal intake, located on the mainstem Deschutes River, to comply with state and federal fishery screening requirements. NUID's approach is to remove the existing screens and other related components at the canal intake and replace them with new screens and components that comply with state and federal fish screen requirements. This project has been in the making for over a decade, and the District finally has received the funding to undertake the project. The first phase will occur in winter of 2025/26 where the contractor will lay the ground work for the main phase construction, which will take place in Winter 2026/27.