Columbia Basin Development League news

Save the date: Our Annual Conference is November 17, 2022

  The Annual Conference of the Columbia Basin Development League is set for Thursday, November 17, 2022. Stay tuned for more information, and to Register!  ...

01 December, 2020

FROM IRRIGATION LEADER MAGAZINE: HOW TO RESPOND TO A PUMP STATION LIGHTNING STRIKE

On Saturday, May 30, a major pump station in South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID) was struck by lightning, disintegrating a bus conductor and knocking out the facility. Within hours, SCBID...

06 October, 2020

WATERSMART GRANT HOPING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR QCBID

The federal WaterSMART grants that served the plans and projects of the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District may once again have a big impact on the QCBID’s plans for 2021. According to Craig Gys...

06 October, 2020

Spokesman-Review editor to serve as keynote for League’s annual meeting Nov. 5

Renowned journalist and editor of the Spokesman-Review, Rob Curley will serve as the keynote speaker at the League's 2020 Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony, on Nov. 5, 2020. Curley's virtual presentat...

30 September, 2020

IRRIGATION LEADER: Congressman Newhouse, an advocate for irrigated culture in Central Washington and beyond

In the latest issue of Irrigation Leader magazine, an interview with Congressman Dan Newhouse about his work on behalf of irrigated agriculture in Washington state. Click here to read more....

06 August, 2020

SAVE THE DATE! Columbia Basin Development League 56th conference and annual meeting

COLUMBIA BASIN DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 56TH CONFERENCE & ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, November 5, 2020 We are still planning for in-person attendance. Stay tuned to our website and social media pages for u...

30 June, 2020

League exec appointed to myTRI 2030 Ag Council

Earlier this year, the myTRI 2030 Agricultural Council invited the League to become a member. MyTRI 2030 is a Tri-Cities, community-based, Regional Vision Project that seeks to provide a unified strat...

30 June, 2020

MyTRI 203 Ag Council Update

By the time the Ag Council held its first meeting of the year at the end of March, we were just starting to see the enormity of what lay ahead. As many of the members of the committee are in essential...

30 June, 2020

Three new trustees appointed to league board

In January, League members voted to elect Christina Wyatt and Kelly Cochrane to join the CBDL Board of Trustees. Then in April, JC Baldwin stepped down from her position, and the board appointed Alan ...

30 June, 2020

Waiting For Water: Watch this 10-minute film

In 2017, the League worked with a local film company, to produce “Waiting for Water”, a 10-minute documentary film about the Columbia Basin Project (Project). “Waiting for Water” follows a family of f...

30 June, 2020