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Lightning Strikes Radar Pumping Plant

On Saturday, May 30, 2020, Radar Pumping Plant in South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID) was struck by lightning, disintegrating a bus conductor and disabling the facility. In this interview by Irrigation Leader magazine, Dave Solem, SCBID Secretary/Manager, describes the event and the District’s actions to promptly resume water delivery.