Volume 8 Issue 8 September 2017
In this issue’s cover interview, Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (YTID) Manager Rick Dieker perfectly summarizes the state of many irrigation districts across the West today: “We are living off the infrastructure investments that were made over a century ago, and it is time to start working on keeping them viable for the future.” Mr. Dieker […]
100 Years of Kennewick
Volume 8 Issue 7 July/August Washington Edition 2017
Moving water efficiently is as much about people as it is about technology. For decades, Nebraska’s irrigation districts have led the way in adopting the latest technology to store, conserve, and stretch water supplies. Those districts have also taken steps to provide the necessary training and benefits to retain and grow their employees. In […]
Volume 8 Issue 7 July/August 2017
Moving water efficiently is as much about people as it is about technology. For decades, Nebraska’s irrigation districts have led the way in adopting the latest technology to store, conserve, and stretch water supplies. Those districts have also taken steps to provide the necessary training and benefits to retain and grow their employees. In […]
Volume 8 Issue 6 June 2017
This issue of Irrigation Leader examines the work and ideas of unique individuals who are intent upon modernizing and making improvements. While they have diverse backgrounds and professions, they are all thinkers and doers, and positive people. Mr. Jesus “Chuy” Reyes has quietly modernized the El Paso County Water Improvement District #1 over his […]
Volume 8 Issue 5 May 2017
The respective histories of hydropower and irrigation are intertwined in the American West. Over the years, many large irrigation projects have included a significant hydropower component to help finance the costs of construction and provide power to the communities that grew from the introduction of water. Today, smaller, low-head hydro projects around found on […]
Volume 8 Issue 4 April 2017
New Zealand is a beautiful country with exceptionally friendly, pragmatic, and resourceful people. This issue of Irrigation Leader is all about our February 18–25, 2017, irrigation tour in New Zealand and what we learned there. Before we begin, I want to say thank you to Alligare and Rubicon Water who, with our magazine, helped […]
Volume 8 Issue 3 March 2017
The story of irrigation in Canada should be a familiar one to irrigators across the West: The combination of intrepid farmers, fertile prairie soil, and the diversion of limited water supplies led to the growth of farming communities and industries in once-remote areas. Today, despite its limited growing season and frigid winters, southern Alberta […]
Volume 8 Issue 2 February 2017
The new Irrigation Leader International Exchange Program has had great success. Though it is only a year old, our participating individuals and irrigation districts have benefitted tremendously. The idea for the program was conceived during our Irrigation Education Tour to Australia in February of last year. In a conversation I had with tour participant […]
Volume 8 Issue 1 January 2017
Every irrigation district manager has a story or two about a canal breaches, vehicle accidents, or personnel injuries. There will always be accidents and events beyond the control of managers, but what can be done to reduce risk and improve responses and repairs? This issue of Irrigation Leader magazine examines the experiences of several […]