Facing historically low reservoir storage and streamflows after a third consecutive year of drought, the Washington Department of Ecology will halt all surface water use in the Yakima Basin from Oct. 6 through the end of October.

Lindsay Corporation has been honored as Nebraska Manufacturer of the Year by the NE Chamber, recognizing its innovative approach to products, processes and technologies that strengthen Nebraska’s manufacturing sector.

The five-year initiative builds on $3.5 million awarded in 2021 and will scale precision irrigation technologies, improve nitrogen management, and protect groundwater quality.

The district warns that users on the Highline system may experience fluctuating flows when demand outpaces supply.

The court found the term “entirely” in the statute ambiguous and interpreted it to exclude only added point sources unrelated to crop production.

When data centers are being sited in arid regions, this has sparked real and perceived competition with water for farms.