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Drought, Government Polices Blamed for California Water Shortages

House subcommittee hears from farmers, and from water-system, and irrigation officials

October 8, 2024

Subcommittee Chair Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) asked witnesses to provide details of the damage to their businesses by not having enough water for their crops.

As Farm Bill Expiration Date Nears, Vote on House Bill Not Yet Scheduled

House Bill contains water-supporting provisions; the Senate Farm Bill has yet to be introduced.

J.J. Smith

September 13, 2024

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The 2018 Farm Bill is set to expire September 30th.

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Irrigation Bill Controversy: Indigenous Tribes Pressured, Payment Unlikely According to Official

Tribes that operate the Duck Valley Irrigation Project will continue to do so after payment due dates

J.J. Smith

May 17, 2024

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Despite an impending deadline for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes to pay increased irrigation fees, the tribe will continue to operate their irrigation system independently, mitigating any potential service interruption threatened by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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Permanent Magnet Motors Innovation and Field Adoption with Bob Lilland

The Driller Staff

July 20, 2023

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Field service engineer with Franklin Electric talks new technology, “green” energy demand and motor efficiency.

Tips Help Keep Irrigation Wells Pumping

Bob Oliver

August 1, 2016

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Irrigation wells are critical to the farming and ranching areas of our nation and around the world.

Thoughts on the Irrigation Well Market

Wayne Nash

April 1, 2016

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Most drillers, large and small, drill irrigation wells, and like many other fields of drilling, the market can be cyclical.

Motor Efficiency: Sneaky Realities

Mike Stockman

October 1, 2015

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Pumping professionals face the ever-growing daily challenge of recommending and installing the most efficient system for customers. Digging through the uncertainties of efficiency regulations, mandates and parameters is tough, especially when efficiencies alone don’t tell the whole story.

Energy Department Sets New Irrigation Motor Efficiency Regulations

Patrick Hogg

May 6, 2015

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New efficiency standards that take effect next year will directly impact vertical hollow-shaft and other electric motors that are used to pump water in the majority of the nation’s irrigation systems.

You Know the Drill: Driller Returns to Water Well Business After Two Decades

Valerie King

May 5, 2015

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Robert Carvalho, co-owner of Hanford, Calif.-based West Valley Drilling, started drilling water wells in the mid ‘80s and says he gave up the gig after just three or four years.

Nidec’s U.S. Motors Debuts 6813 Vertical Pump Motor

Jeremy Verdusco

November 1, 2014

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Nidec Motor Corporation’s U.S. Motors brand released an update to its iconic vertical motor lineup at the recent WEFTEC 14 event in New Orleans, Sept. 27-Oct. 1.