Larry Martin: The Skills of a Top Water Lawyer
Irrigation districts have many distinctive legal needs, both those related to water rights and the regulations incumbent on organizations that deal with environmental topics and those related to employee issues, real estate, contracts, and a variety of other legal issues. That means that a lawyer who specializes in working with irrigation districts and water companies […]
Volume 12 Issue 1 January Washington State Edition
The Intricacies of the Water World Water resources agencies operate at the intersection of many legal fields, from water rights to environmental regulations to the everyday operating concerns of municipal entities. That means that being a water lawyer requires experience in and thorough knowledge of many areas of the law. In our cover story […]
Volume 11 Issue 10 November/December 2020 Washington State Edition
The Importance of the OGWRP The Odessa Groundwater Replacement Project (OGWRP) is a crucially important effort to dramatically reduce reliance on the overstrained aquifer in the Odessa region of north-central Washington State by replacing pumped groundwater with surface water supplies from the Columbia River. This month, we have the honor of interviewing four Washington […]
Volume 11 Issue 9 October 2020 Washington State Edition
October 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Irrigation Leader and the 101st issue of the magazine. A great thank you is owed our readers, advertisers, and most importantly, the many exceptional men and women in irrigated agriculture who have shared their time, solutions, and ideas with Irrigation Leader and its readership. Most of the […]
Volume 11 Issue 8 September 2020 Washington State Edition
What happens when lightning strikes a piece of critical infrastructure? Few irrigation district managers are eager to find out the answer to that question. Dave Solem of South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID), however, found out firsthand after one of his pump stations was hit by lightning on May 30. Thanks to hard work, […]
Volume 11 Issue 7 July/August 2020 Washington State Edition
This month, Irrigation Leader has the pleasure of featuring an interview with Congressman Dan Newhouse, who represents central Washington’s 4th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Newhouse speaks with us about a number of highly timely topics, including title transfer and the possibility of including funding for irrigation districts in a post-COVID‑19 […]
Volume 11 Issue 6 June 2020 Washington State Edition
Washington’s AgForestry Leadership program provides invaluable training, networking, and learning opportunities to state’s rising generation of water leaders. The 18-month course includes seminars across Washington State; a visit to Washington, DC; and an international trip—this year, to Cambodia and Vietnam. In this issue, we interview four members of Class 41, this year’s graduating class, […]
Volume 11 Issue 5 May 2020 Washington State Edition
Our cover interview with Mark Wagoner reveals the unusual challenges that the Gardena Farms Irrigation District in Touchet, Washington, faces. To put it simply, the district lacks any significant supply of water from July 1 to October 1, if not later. Nevertheless, the district’s farmers have identified appropriate crops for their situation and are […]
Volume 11 Issue 4 April 2020 Washington State Edition
New Zealand is a country of gracious people, amazing scenery, and highly productive irrigated agriculture. New Zealanders, or Kiwis, face many of the same irrigation challenges that Americans do, though in some cases they have come up with new and innovative solutions that Americans can learn from. All this was on display during Irrigation […]
Volume 11 Issue 3 March2020
In our cover story this month, Jay O’Brien of the Oroville- Tonasket Irrigation District tell us about how his district is putting its unused water in trust and using it to gain revenue while also helping water users in need downstream. It is a promising setup that will be of interest to other Washington […]