Reclamation’s Successes in the Pacific Northwest
Lorri Gray, the director of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia–Pacific Northwest Region, has been working for the agency since high school. With experience working for Reclamation in Nevada; Washington, DC; and Idaho in a wide range of positions, Director Gray knows the agency inside and out. In this interview with Irrigation Leader, Director Gray discusses […]
Volume 11 Issue 2 February 2020
Lorri Gray has been working for the Bureau of Reclamation since high school. Today the director of the Columbia–Pacific Northwest region, she knows the agency inside and out, and it is always a pleasure—and an educational experience—to speak with her. In our cover story, she talks about the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Plan, the Yakima […]
Volume 11 Issue 2 February 2020
Daren Coon has had a long and fruitful career in irrigation. He has been at Idaho’s Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District for 44 years and has been its secretary-treasurer and secretary of the board for more than three decades. During his time at the district, Mr. Coon has overseen the installation of a pressure urban pipeline system, a rapid changeover […]
Mark Zirschky: Pioneer Irrigation District
Years worked in irrigation: 27 Years as manager: 12 Number of employees: 16 Service size in acres: 34,000 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 150,000 Main crops: Alfalfa hay, sugar beets, potatoes, onions, corn, grain, wheat, seed crops Irrigation methods: Gravity, drip [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top issue […]
Murray Turner: Waitaki Irrigation Management Ltd.
Years working in irrigation: 40 Years as manager: 7 Number of employees: 2 Size of service area in acres: 17,000 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 21,100 Main crops irrigated: Pasture crops for dairy farming, horticulture, feed crops Predominant irrigation methods: Spray, flood [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top […]
Dan Temple: A&B Irrigation District
Years working in irrigation: 44 Years as manager: 22 Number of employees: 28 Size of service area in acres: 82,000 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 210,000 Main crops irrigated: Malt barley, sugar beets, potatoes, alfalfa, corn, beans Predominant irrigation methods: Sprinkler [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top issue […]
Dave Solem: South Columbia Basin Irrigation District
Years working in irrigation: 37 Years as manager: 36 Number of employees: 115 Size of service area in acres: 230,000 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 800,000-1,000,000 Main crops irrigated: Alfalfa, potatoes, apples, wheat, corn, grapes Predominant irrigation methods: Center pivot, sprinkler, drip [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top […]
Ángela Rojas Escudero: Río Choapa Joint Board of Control
Years working in irrigation: 20+ Years as manager: 6 Number of employees: 17 Size of service area in acres: 39,536 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 62,873 Main crops irrigated: Pisco grapes, walnuts, avocados, citrus fruits, apricots, pasture Predominant irrigation methods: Drip, furrow [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top […]
Jesús Reyes: El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1
Years working in irrigation: Lifelong Years as manager: 16 Number of employees: 108 Size of service area in acres: 69,010 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 370,000 Main crops irrigated: Pima cotton, pecans, alfalfa, winter onions Predominant irrigation methods: Flood [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top issue facing your […]
Trent Reed: Shoshone Irrigation District
Years working in irrigation: 19½ Years as manager: 1½ Number of employees: 13 Size of service area in acres: 36,000 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 145,000 Main crops irrigated: Malt, barley, sugar beets, alfalfa seed, corn, hay Predominant irrigation methods: Flood [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top issue […]