BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The operating organization for the Payette Division is the Black Canyon Irrigation District with headquarters at Notus, Idaho.  The District comprises an area of approximately 60,100 acres of which 6,900 acres are in the first unit, the balance of 53,200 acres being in the second unit.

The District entered into a contract with the United States on January 2, 1918, for the construction of the first unit.  On October 3, 1927, the district entered into contract for construction of the second unit.  There were a number of amendments and supplements to these contracts all of which were superseded and taken place of by the Amendatory Contract of September 2, 1954.

Black Canyon Irrigation is divided into five divisions and has a total of five elected Directors.  Each Director’s term is three years in duration which is staggered between the divisions.  Elections, if held, are on the first Tuesday of November each year.  To serve as a Director, the person must be qualified and must be a resident in the division of which he/she is running.