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Part of Maudes’ private property bordering the southern lot in question has been fenced in and managed by the USFS for decades, he said.
“Charles’ great grandfather had an irrigation ditch for about a mile crossing that property. They allowed him to put that ditch in and irrigate that bottom,” said Edoff.
“They lost so much water through the years from it going into the ground that they started pumping it out of the river,” he said, explaining that Charles and Heather updated the water system from a big gun irrigation system to a pivot in 2020, the date the indictment indicates the “theft” occurred. The permanent components of the pivot are all on private property, with the outermost portion passing over some of the acres in question. | |
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