Brad Edgerton: Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District
Years working in irrigation: 11 Years as manager: 11 Number of employees: 11 Size of service area in acres: 45,669 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 60,000 Main crops irrigated: Corn, soybeans Predominant irrigation methods: Center pivot [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top issue facing your irrigation district today? […]
Tom Davis: Yuma County Water Users’ Association
Years working in irrigation: 33 Years as manager: 33 Number of employees: 69 Size of service area in acres: 50,000 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 365,000 Main crops irrigated: Cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, bok choy, kale, celery, desert durum wheat, dates, melons, cotton Predominant irrigation methods: Sprinkler, furrow, flat surface, drip […]
Devin Brundage: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District
Years working in irrigation: 28 Years as manager: 1 Number of employees: around 100 Size of service area in acres: 107,849 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 150,000 Main crops irrigated: Corn, soybeans Predominant irrigation methods: Center pivot, gravity [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the top issue facing your irrigation […]
Mike Britton North Unit Irrigation District
Years working in irrigation: 16 Years as manager: 14½ Number of employees: 28 Size of service area: 58,880 acres Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 200,000 Main crops irrigated: Hay, seed crops, carrot seed, grass seed, onion, garlic Predominant irrigation methods: Sprinkler (hand lines, wheel lines, linear, center pivot), drip [siteorigin_widget […]
Lori Brady: Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District
Years working in irrigation: 30 years Years as manager: 3½ years Number of employees: 75 Size of service area in acres: 94,614 acres Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 378,274 acre-feet Main crops irrigated: Row crops, hops, grapes, tree fruit Predominant irrigation methods: Sprinkler [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: What is the […]
Brian Betcher: Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage District
Years working in irrigation: 31 Years as manager: 11 Number of employees: 42 Size of service area in acres: 70,000 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 260,000–270,000 Main crops irrigated: Alfalfa, cotton, corn silage, feed grains, melons Predominant irrigation methods: Level basin with ports, subsurface drip, center-pivot sprinkler [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation […]
Volume 11 Issue 1 January 2020
The irrigation that makes agriculture in the West so productive could not exist without irrigation districts. And no irrigation district could function without the presence of a manager. Irrigation district managers must understand everything from 100-year-old concrete infrastructure to cutting-edge supervisory control and data acquisition systems. They must manage relationships with boards of directors, […]
Volume 11 Issue 1 January 2020
The irrigation that makes agriculture in the West so productive could not exist without irrigation districts. And no irrigation district could function without the presence of a manager. Irrigation district managers must understand everything from 100-year-old concrete infrastructure to cutting-edge supervisory control and data acquisition systems. They must manage relationships with boards of […]
Volume 10 Issue 10 November/December Washington Edition 2019
The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan (YBIP) is an impressive feat of coordination and cooperation. Its basic aim is simple—to guarantee enough water for people, fish, and agriculture—but behind that simple summary there are many parties, many interests, and a lot of history. With the leadership of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Washington Department […]
Allison Britain, Inaugural Recipient of the Women in Water Scholarship
The newly established Women in Water Scholarship Fund aims to encourage young women to pursue careers in the water industry. It extends an annual scholarship of $5,000 to a young woman studying for a career in any field of water resources. In this interview, Allison Britain, the inaugural recipient of the Women in Water scholarship, […]