Modernization makes a difference.
Modernizing century-old irrigation infrastructure improves the reliability of water delivery for agriculture, communities, and the environment, while strengthening resilience to drought and other challenges.
Drought Resilience
Saving and better managing water to extend irrigation seasons and keep farmers farming during water-short years.
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Economic Growth
Strengthening the economic foundation of farming communities for the long haul.
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Water Reliability
Ensuring water delivery when it’s needed most, and every other day of the year.
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Labor Safety and Efficiency
Simplifying and increasing the efficiency of operations helps communities deliver water more safely while reducing the workload on staff.
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Disaster Resilience
Modernization strengthens disaster resilience by reducing the risk of system failures and improving response capability.
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Co-Location
Modernization projects create opportunities to co-locate infrastructure—like broadband—by using a ‘dig once’ approach.
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Water Quality
Efficient water conveyance systems reduce runoff and improve water quality across connected watersheds.
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Improved Operations
Irrigation modernization strengthens day-to-day operations across an entire irrigation system.
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Water Quantity
Irrigation modernization increases available water by reducing losses in aging delivery systems.
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Food Security
Modernization helps farms stay productive by improving water delivery in good years and bad.
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Fish, Wildlife, and Habitat
Opportunities for streamflow, temperature, and habitat improvements that benefit native species and ecosystem function.
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