Volume 15 Issue 6 June
In this month’s cover story, we interview Gary Kircher, the mayor of the Waitaki District. With several terms on the council and several terms as mayor under his belt, he has a long-standing familiarity…
Volume 15 Issue 6 June NE
Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 962, passed in 2004, was a decisive step toward better water management—and it is one that other states can learn from. In this month’s cover story, we speak with Tom Riley, the director…
Volume 15 Issue 6 June WA
In our cover story this month, we speak with Kelton Montgomery, the manager of Cascade Irrigation District in Ellensburg. He updates us on infrastructure needs, funding efforts, the complications of…
Volume 15 Issue 6 June WY
In our cover story this month, we speak with Nathan Graves, the manager of Wheatland Irrigation District in eastern Wyoming. He updates us on the top issues and priorities of the district…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May
This month, we focus on a serious situation in South Texas. According to the 1944 Treaty on the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, Mexico needs to deliver 350,000…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May AZ
Would you believe that irrigation and canal districts could save significant amounts of money and reduce chemical use by introducing fish into their canals? That’s the idea behind Pat Church’s business…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May MT
In this month’s cover story, we speak with Jeff Koch, who serves as the volunteer president of the Big Flat Irrigation District. Mr. Koch’s story will sound familiar to some: His small district has aging infrastructure…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May NE
In our cover story this month, we have the privilege of speaking with Governor Jim Pillen, who vaunts the natural riches of Nebraska’s soils and aquifers and outlines his vision of putting into place a biobased…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May NM
In this month’s cover story, we speak with Jason Casuga, the CEO and chief engineer of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD). While it is struggling with drought conditions and the…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May NZ
This month, we’re pleased to interview Mark Saunders, a Canterbury dairy farmer who recently joined the board of Irrigation New Zealand. We discuss Mr. Saunders’s operations, irrigation governance…