Volume 14 Issue 4 April AZ

Given its desert climate and the crisis in the Colorado Basin, which is leading to severe cuts in deliveries of Central Arizona Project water, it is natural that Arizona should…

Volume 14 Issue 3 March AZ

The deep cuts to Central Arizona Project (CAP) deliveries caused by the tier 2 shortage on the Colorado River are top of mind for all irrigated producers in central Arizona. To help…

Volume 14 Issue 2 February AZ

This year, for the first time in its 50-year history, Hohokam Irrigation and Power will have no water to distribute to its farmers. The tier 2 cuts in deliveries of Colorado River…

Volume 14 Issue 1 January AZ

The eventual decision in the Supreme Court case Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, known as Sackett II, will affect water managers nationwide.

Volume 13 Issue 10 Nov/Dec AZ

With levels in Lakes Powell and Mead continuing to sink, the Colorado basin drought is still top of mind for everyone in the American West.

Volume 13 Issue 9 October

Irrigation districts own and operate major infrastructure and powerful machines, but their greatest assets are their employees. That being the case, it is just as important

Volume 13 Issue 7 July/August

  Cost Crunches and Financial Planning By Kris Polly The drought-driven reduction in hydropower production in the Colorado basin and the increasing costs of hydroelectricity and alternate power sources threatens to create a perfect storm for Arizona irrigation districts and irrigated producers. In our cover interview this month, Ed Gerak, the executive director of the […]

Volume 13 Issue 6 June

  Updating Infrastructure, Securing Water Supplies, and Preserving Ag By Kris Polly For 100 years, the Roosevelt Irrigation District (RID) has brought groundwater from South Phoenix to irrigate a large agricultural area in the Avondale, Goodyear, and Buckeye areas of Arizona. Like many Phoenix-area irrigation entities, RID is grappling with the effects of urbanization, aging […]

Donovan Neese: 100 Years of Irrigated Agriculture at the Roosevelt Irrigation District

For 100 years, the Roosevelt Irrigation District (RID) has brought groundwater from South Phoenix to irrigate a large agricultural area in the Avondale, Goodyear, and Buckeye areas of Arizona. Like many Phoenix-area irrigation entities, RID is grappling with the effects of urbanization, aging infrastructure, and water supply issues. Irrigation Leader spoke with Superintendent Donovan Neese […]

Uri Segev: Bringing N‑Drip’s Advanced Microirrigation Systems to Arizona

N‑Drip wants to help solve the global water crisis by helping the world’s farmers convert flood irrigation to gravity-powered microirrigation. Its system, developed by Israel’s former water commissioner, Professor Uri Shani, transforms existing flood infrastructure into cost-effective, precise drip systems, without the use of filters or pumps. Irrigation Leader spoke with N‑Drip’s U.S. vice president […]