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Hydro Leader focuses on the people and solutions responsible for maintaining and improving our most reliable renewable energy source. The magazine is printed 10 times each year with combined issues in July/August and November/December.
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Volume 6 Issue 7 Jul/Aug 2025
Alan Lackner is the new head of Columbia Basin Hydropower (CBHP), which manages seven hydropower facilities built on the canals and infrastructure of the Columbia Basin Project by its three constituent…
Volume 6 Issue 6 June
As the U.S. hydropower fleet ages, utilities must decide what to do with structures that were state of the art 100 years ago but now pose increasing risks to downstream inhabitants. In some cases, full or partial…
Volume 6 Issue 5 May
In our cover story this month, we interview Tyson Dye, the generation supervisor at Lucky Peak Power Plant in Boise, Idaho, about the facility’s recent digitalization initiative. By walking us through…
Volume 6 Issue 4 April
This month, I have the great pleasure of introducing to our readership Greg Morrison, the new executive vice president of the National Water Resources Association (NWRA). Mr. Morrison…
Volume 6 Issue 3 March
This month, we focus on workforce development, a critical concern for the hydropower industry and for water utilities more generally. With growing energy needs and a wave of…
Volume 6 Issue 2 February
While much turbine manufacturing occurs overseas, the United States is home to a number of turbine manufacturers, especially innovative, specialized, and small-scale ones. In our cover story this…
Volume 6 Issue 1 January
The German company Muhr is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hydromechanical equipment, screens, and trash rack cleaners—and its products are built on a truly impressive scale.
Volume 5 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
Many of our readers will know Emrgy for the innovative in-canal modular hydropower system it manufactures. This month, we feature another Emrgy venture: a first-of-its-kind floating solar project…
Volume 5 Issue 9 October
In our cover story this month, we interview Dave Culligan, who is a vice president of HDR and leads its national hydropower practice. HDR, Mr. Culligan tells us, is a one-stop shop for the hydro industry, providing…
Volume 5 Issue 8 September
Congressman Dan Newhouse’s central Washington congressional district derives many benefits from the Lower Snake River dams: irrigation water; flood control; favorable conditions for barge traffic; and…
Sharing The Waters
Sharing the Waters is a book written by the late Robert W. “Bob” Johnson, a career federal water management expert who rose through the ranks of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to eventually serve as its commissioner.
Commissioner Johnson’s insights remind readers that despite the seemingly unprecedented challenges confronting the Colorado River and its users today, contentious matters have always been a part of their history. Yet, he makes it clear that solutions for river and its use will never occur rapidly nor can they likely ever be permanent because as circumstances evolve, so too must the law of the river.
Sharing the Waters can be obtained by making a modest donation to the Water Education Fund.
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