High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Will farmers harvest a legal take? http://www.hcn.org/issues/208/10657 Klamath Basin farmers see a precedent in irrigators in the Tulare Lake Basin, Calif., who sued the federal government, claiming it unfairly took $25 million worth of water when it shut down pumps to protect endangered fish. No publisher Rebecca Clarren Irrigation 2010-02-05T08:35:58Z News Article Who speaks for the farmers? http://www.hcn.org/issues/231/13346 In southern Oregon's Klamath Basin, some local farmers are upset with the Klamath Water Users Association for helping to kill a Farm Bill amendment that would have made it easier for them to sell their land to the federal government. No publisher Laura Paskus Irrigation 2010-02-05T08:54:17Z News Article Westlands farmers sell out http://www.hcn.org/issues/248/13876 The federal government has decided to buy out California’s Westlands Water District No publisher Sierra Standish Irrigation 2010-02-05T10:11:36Z News Article Water for the taking: Some irrigators get loose with the law http://www.hcn.org/issues/22/640 Irrigators are depleting Oregon's Umatilla River. No publisher Paul Koberstein Irrigation 2010-02-05T08:48:25Z News Article Tunneling under California's Bay Delta water wars http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.14/tunneling-under-californias-bay-delta-water-wars Environmentalists and fishermen have panned past versions of Gov. Jerry Brown's new proposal for water export tunnels, but it might actually help endangered fish. No publisher Emily Green Irrigation California agriculture Jerry Brown San Joaquin River Salmon California water exports Delta smelt Sacramento River Water supply Endangered fish Peripheral canal Bay Delta Conservation Plan tunnels Steelhead San Francisco Bay Delta 2012-08-20T19:17:45Z News Article The man in the rubber boots http://www.hcn.org/issues/208/10668 A day spent helping to "bring in the water" on an irrigation ditch leads the writer to muse about the green landscapes in the dry West. No publisher Paul Larmer Irrigation 2010-02-05T08:36:02Z News Article The Efficiency Paradox http://www.hcn.org/issues/339/16808 Water efficiency has long been touted as a silver bullet for the West’s water problems, but too much efficiency can cause problems of its own, especially in the fragile Colorado River Delta. No publisher Matt Jenkins Pacific Flyway Geronimo Hernandez Irrigation Colorado River Delta ecosystems farmers Mexicali Valley agriculture water supply irrigation Hernandez Renteria water efficiency Miguel canal leakage Riparian Areas and Wetlands endangered species endangered All-American Canal Agriculture flooding 2011-01-20T23:58:51Z News Article The Bakken oil play spurs a booming business -- in water http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.13/the-bakken-oil-play-spurs-a-booming-business-in-water Hydraulic fracturing's extraordinary appetite for water is creating friction between North Dakota's farmers and drillers. No publisher Nicholas Kusnetz Western water supply Irrigation Missouri River Bakken Shale boom Watford City, North Dakota Hydraulic fracturing Water trucks Groundwater Fracking water Energy industry Drought Aquifers Oil and gas boomtowns 2012-08-06T14:46:45Z News Article Reservoir unleashes more than water http://www.hcn.org/issues/94/2926 More than 4,000 fish are killed by sediment when an irrigation company drains its reservoir on Colorado's Poudre River. No publisher Patrick Dowd Irrigation 2010-02-05T09:12:42Z News Article Pillar of Sand http://www.hcn.org/issues/162/5241 In "Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last?" author Sandra Postel brings a clear, thoughtful approach to the intertwined questions of food production and population growth. No publisher Ed Marston Irrigation 2010-02-05T09:38:22Z News Article Partial measurements http://www.hcn.org/issues/128/4083 Colorado State University Professor Steven Abt has a computer program that will help landowners extend the life of the Parshall Flumes that irrigate Colorado fields. No publisher Staff Irrigation 2010-02-05T09:53:44Z News Article No final solutions for farmers http://www.hcn.org/issues/32/928 Environmentalists, irrigators and Indians battle over water in Nevada's Lahontan Valley. No publisher Jon Christensen Irrigation 2010-02-05T09:18:36Z News Article Living off a leaky canal http://www.hcn.org/issues/203/10534 A plan to line with concrete the border's All-American Canal would save water for California, but endanger the livelihood of 30,000 people in Mexico's Mexicali Valley, who use the "wasted" water in agriculture. No publisher Haley Nolde Irrigation 2010-02-05T08:35:05Z News Article Klamath farmers face a new threat http://www.hcn.org/issues/291/15261 Klamath Basin farmers may be hit with a huge increase in electric rates, but some say that even putting farms out of business may not save enough water for endangered fish No publisher Michael Milstein Energy Utilities Irrigation Klamath Basin farmers irrigation PacifiCorp endangered salmon water rights Oregon Natural Resources Council water conservation 2010-02-05T09:23:10Z News Article Irrigators speak a volume http://www.hcn.org/issues/139/4500 The Family Farm Alliance defends irrigation in its report, "Western Irrigation Economic Benefits Review." No publisher Dustin Solberg Irrigation 2010-02-05T10:06:58Z News Article