Cedar Mesa Ditch is supplied from Surface Creek which, in turn, is fed by numerous reservoirs on the Grand Mesa. The 12 mile ditch supplies irrigation water to 1043 acres through 37 head gates. It serves 57 shareholders who raise cattle, hay, peaches, apples, plums, apricots, hemp and more. The lower part
of the ditch runs through Mancos Shale where seepage is the greatest, and so a piping project is underway with the expectation of offsetting half of the shrink. It will also significantly reduce salt and selenium leaching from the ditch through the Mancos Shale.