According to the bylaws of the Columbia Basin Development League, changes that do no fix Trustee qualifications, classifications, terms of office, or compensation, may be made to the bylaws by a major...
08 October, 2020Three legislators from the Columbia Basin, State Rep. Tom Dent (R-Moses Lake), State Sen. Judy Warnick, and State Rep. Alex Ybarra (R-Quincy) minced no words when expressing the importance of the Colu...
06 October, 2020Construction and design progress continue on the expansion of East Low Canal and at least eight lateral systems of Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP). Two radial gates are planned to be i...
06 October, 2020When the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announcement was released in September 2019 regarding funding opportunities for projects to harness innovation, expand the conservation mission a...
06 October, 2020In June, H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act was introduced in the House. The measure is a large infrastructure bill, which provides a total of $1.5 trillion authorizations for a wide variety of infrastruc...
06 October, 2020Things are looking a little different everywhere this year and the League is no exception. The conference and annual meeting, usually held at the same time in the same place, will have separate dates ...
06 October, 2020On 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, 2020The League Bylaws were last updated over 15 years ago. In March, Chairman Mark Stedman appointed a Bylaws Working Group that included Matt Harris, Dale Pomeroy, Mark Booker, and Orman Johnson in addit...
06 October, 2020The 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, 2020Renowned 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