Sustainability

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As summer approaches, irrigation professionals around the country are in demand with calls to update, repair and activate irrigation systems ahead of the summer heat.
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The clouds have parted over the Colorado River, letting the shining light of consensus illuminate the rising water.  
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The Irrigation Association, Fairfax, Virginia, opens its annual Smart Water Application Technologies awards program May 31.
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The House of Representatives failed to reach the 2/3 majority necessary to overturn President Biden’s veto of H.J.Res.27.
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The Irrigation Association will host “ROI of Improving Drip Irrigation System Distribution Uniformity,” a one-hour webinar on April 26. 
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Two dozen additional states have been added to the growing docket of jurisdictions no longer under the Biden administration WOTUS rule.
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The Department of Interior released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement with major implications for the Colorado River Basin. 
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In a letter sent to the Bureau of Reclamation Jan. 30, six states agreed to a model to cut back on Colorado River water use.
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The Environmental Protection Agency published a notice of intent to develop WaterSense specifications for spray sprinkler nozzles in November.
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On December 14 voting members of the Kansas Water Authority came to a historical conclusion. It’s time to stop draining the Ogallala aquifer.