roza irrigation district

As March wraps up, some good news trickles in for local irrigators—let’s talk about what’s happening at central Washington's reservoirs.

Despite a healthy snowpack in the Canadian Rockies, Central Washington farmers could be feeling the pinch this season.

As the dry spell stretches on, local farmers are gearing up for another year of tough choices when it comes to irrigation.

As spring creeps in, local farmers are feeling the weight of low snowpack numbers. It’s a balance of hope and concern for the irrigation ahead.

On Tuesday, the Roza Irrigation district temporarily stopped diverting water for a "temporary drought related shutdown".  The move came after Roza was notified by the Bureau of Reclamation that water rationing would start on May 20 and runs for 7-13 days.  Reclama...

The growing season is just getting started, but there are already concerns that it could be difficult year for producers in central Washington.  Scott Ravell, manager of the Roza Irrigation District said the Yakima Valley is dealing with some difficult economic conditions.   “...

It’s not the way the Roza Irrigation District in central Washington wanted to start the 2025 season.     Roza Manager Scott Revell said they started filling the canals with water about a week ago, with the plan of being up and running to start April.  However, on Friday...

2020 was a very busy year for the Roza Irrigation District, and it looks like that trend will continue into the New Year. District Manager Scott Revell said they spent roughly $2.5 million to enclose area lateral canals, while also putting the finishing touches on a four year project to clean out the 95-mile long main canal ...

On Tuesday, Representative Dan Newhouse announced he was joining a bipartisan group of lawmakers looking to amend the 2014 WIFIA Act. The group said House Resolution 8217 would improve the six year old Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, allowing public water projects to be eligible for low interest, longer-term federal loans from the EPA ...

For many irrigation districts across the region, water will turn on for another season in the next couple of weeks. One district that’s been trying the make the most of a mild and dry winter is the Roza Irrigation District. Executive Director Scott Revell said one of their main projects this winter was piping 13 miles of the pump later canal #13 north of Prosser. Rev ...