As stipulated by state law, the newly authorized Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority recently has been formed. Members were selected by Governor Symington from a submitted list. The Authority currently is working to develop a mission and plan. Van Tenney has left his position as general manager of Maricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District to accept a similar position with the Glenn Colusa District in Willows, California. The District , located north of Sacramento, contains some 160,000 irrigable acres.
Rice is a principal crop.
Maricopa Stanfield's board has elected not to name an interim general manager, choosing instead to immediately launch a nation-wide search for a replacement. The District hopes to have a new general manager on board by late June or early July. In an unrelated development, Chairman Bill Scott recently resigned from Maricopa Stanfield's board. Board member Dennis Nowlin is the new chairman. The vacancy on the board created by Scott's resignation has been f illed by Jack Korsten, Jr. , a farmer from Stansfield.