• Don't swim in ditches or canals
  
  • Water is very cold
    
  • Water moves very fast and can sweep you away before you have a chance to get out
    
  • Others can be pulled in trying to rescue you
    
  • Ditch and canal bottoms can contain hazards or debris that are dangerous and can snare you
    

• Don't play in, on or around ditches/canals or irrigation structures.  Canal banks and irrigation structures are private property
  

• Don't play, walk, run, etc. on ditch and canal banks
  
  • Banks can be steep and slick
    

• Don't drink irrigation water
  

• Don't use boards, old trees or other things to build bridges across ditches and canals
  

• Do obey any posted signs along ditches and canals
  
  • They warn of danger
    
  • They help keep you safe
    

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Canal Safety - What Can You Do?