Scott Revell

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

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.

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...

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 ...

Now that most of the main lines and canals are clear of water, officials with the Roza Irrigation District can turn their attention to a host of construction and improvement projects across the area.  Roza Executive Director Scott Revell said crews have a long to do list in front of them, and not a lot of time.  ...

Now that most of the main lines and canals are clear of water, officials with the Roza Irrigation District can turn their attention to a host of construction and improvement projects across the area.  Roza Executive Director Scott Revell said crews have a long to do list in front of them, and not a lot of time.   ...

Ask Scott Revell, manager of the Roza Irrigation District, he’ll tell you Dan Newhouse’s recently introduced Water Act would be a huge benefit for irrigation agriculture across the western U.S.  He says additional funding is sorely needed.  For example, h...

Ask Scott Revell, manager of the Roza Irrigation District, he’ll tell you Dan Newhouse’s recently introduced Water Act would be a huge benefit for irrigation agriculture across the western U.S.  He says additional funding is sorely needed.  For example, h...

It’s been a busy off season for the Rosa irrigation district.  Crews have installed roughly ten miles of pipe, converting open canel to a closed pipe systems near Prosser.  Scott Revell, Rosa Irrigation Executive Director said this is an on-going effort dating back to 1983.  And since the...