Smart Irrigation Month provides us with an opportunity to think about conservation in our food production.

The Colorado River, which serves as a freshwater source for more than 40 million people in seven states and parts of Mexico, has recently been named the country’s “most endangered” by American Rivers.

Certain provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill are bringing the agriculture community and water utilities to the table to improve and protect source water.Nutrients used for farming can wash into our source water, which impacts water utilities aiming to manage water supplies. To help address this, the 2018 Farm Bill requires that 10 percent ($4 billion over the next 10 years) of conservation funding be targeted for source water protection. This funding goes through the Natural Resources Conservation S...