OTHELLO, Wash. – The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District was joined by landowners, key partners and elected officials for a groundbreaking ceremony on the EL 86.4 system Monday, according to a ...

No other system has so transformed the Yakima Basin. Without it the economy would collapse and over time the orchards, vineyards and hop fields would wither and die as the region reverted to the vast ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- We may be dealing with a third year of drought, but at some point, we will experience a wet year again. When that happens, the Fresno Irrigation District will be in a ...

The state of drought in Central Oregon and the fortitude needed to overcome it were both evident as Spring Alaska Schreiner pointed to a small patch of dusty corn, beans and squash plants. The fenced ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- With the first water supply forecast from the Bureau of Reclamation still a month away, industry observers are watching carefully to see whether warm weather will stick around in the ...

WAPATO, Yakima County — As the drought wears on and their crops fade, farmers Steve Bangs and Jeremy Waterman take to the road each day to look for signs of water theft in other parts of the Wapato ...

An adequate water supply is forecast for irrigators using Yakima Basin water, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Tri-City Herald file A near normal water supply is forecast for irrigators ...

SUNNYSIDE, Yakima County — Concerned about escalating projects costs, the Roza Irrigation District board Tuesday voted to end its quest to develop a major new lake-pumping system that could have ...