Volume 16 Issue 3 March
This month, I have the great pleasure of introducing to our readership Greg Morrison, the new executive vice president of the National Water Resources Association (NWRA). Mr. Morrison is an excellent…
Volume 16 Issue 2 February
With an entitlement of 3.1 million acre-feet of Colorado River water per year, Southern California’s Imperial Irrigation District (IID) cannot be overlooked. What it does has a major effect on the river as a whole, which…
Volume 16 Issue 1 January
The South Island of New Zealand is rich in irrigated agriculture, irrigated pasture, hydropower resources, beautiful views, and charming and resourceful people. Participants in a March 2024 tour organized by Irrigation…
Volume 15 Issue 10 Nov-Dec
The Friant Water Authority facilitates the delivery of over 1 million acre-feet of water a year from Friant Dam to 32 water agencies, making use of major conveyance structures such as the 36‑mile Madera Canal and…
Volume 15 Issue 9 October
McCrometer is a nationwide supplier of flow meters and remote monitoring systems for the agricultural irrigation, municipal water and wastewater, and industrial sectors. In our cover interview with President…
Volume 15 Issue 8 September
In this month’s cover story, we speak with John Watts, a senior counselor to Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton. His message: Drought and aridification are going to be huge challenges…
Volume 15 Issue 7 July/August
In the past, Irrigation Leader has published multiple managers’ issues that have been dedicated to profiling and interviewing the managers of irrigation leaders across the country. This month, we…
Volume 15 Issue 6 June
Our June edition continues to focus on a top international water issue: Mexico’s underdelivery of water under the terms of the 1944 Treaty on the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana…
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 4 Apr
The Bureau of Reclamation’s California–Great Basin (CGB) Region covers large stretches of California, Nevada, and Oregon and is home to the Central Valley Project as well…