Washington’s Yakima Valley produces more than $1.2bn dollars annually in produce, but drought and broad dysfunction in a federally run irrigation project is damaging crops and jeopardizing agricultural businesses. The Wapato Irrigation Project is operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and has a looming $140m dollars in deferred maintenance. Antiquated technology and drought has left farmers with hundreds of thousands of dollars in damaged crops, and many have resorted to stealing and re-routing water