Volume 15 Issue 3 Mar WA

While he has been the manager of the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID) since 2021, John O’Callaghan brings more than three decades of experience on the Columbia Basin…

Volume 15 Issue 2 Feb WA

With experience in the state government, the state legislature, and numerous industry associations, Mike Schwisow is perfectly positioned to be an advocate for Washington State…

Volume 15 Issue 1 Jan WA

Lori Brady, the general manager of the Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District, is a longtime friend of Irrigation Leader, and this month, we are able to catch up with her as…

Volume 14 Issue 10 Nov/Dec WA

My good friend Mr. Chris Duke, the new manager of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia-Cascades Area Office (CCAO), is a Reclamation veteran, with more than three…

Volume 14 Issue 9 October WA

Modernizing an irrigation district is a daunting process that requires planning, analysis, permitting, funding, and construction. Helping to make that process more manageable…

Volume 14 Issue 8 September WA

After more than 40 years at the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (YTID), 25 of which as its manager, Rick Dieker is preparing to retire. I’ve known Mr. Dieker for years now and have…

Volume 14 Issue 7 July/August WA

The Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP) is an important project that is designed to help complete the promise of the Columbia Basin Project and eliminate…

Volume 14 Issue 6 June WA

Everyone who has a concrete canal or structure
deals with cracks. And as we hear this month from Chas Weatherford, the owner of AquaLastic, there’s…

Volume 14 Issue 5 May WA

In this month’s cover story, we speak with Mike LaPlant, the president of the Washington State Water Resources Association and a director of the Quincy–Columbia Basin…

Volume 14 Issue 4 April WA

With the crisis in the Colorado basin, water leaders around the nation are looking for examples of successful basin-scale water management programs. One illuminating example …